Megir, Costas and Quah, Danny
(1995)
Regional convergence clusters across Europe.
CEP discussion paper; CEPDP0274,
274.
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Abstract
Per capita incomes across European regions are not equal and do not stay constant; regional income distributions uctuate over time. Such a process could have many possible limiting outcomes: complete equal- ity (convergence), stratication, and continually increasing inequality are but three distinct possibilities. This paper asks if nation-state, macro factors and physical-geography spillover eects help explain the observed distribution dynamics across European regions. Geographical factors are found to matter more than national ones; but both are important for explaining inequality dynamics.
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Monograph
(Discussion Paper)
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| Official URL: |
http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: |
© 1995 the authors |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
conditioning, dematerialization, distribution dynamics, economic geography, knowledge-based economy, location |
| Library of Congress subject classification: |
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: |
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C23 - Models with Panel Data
D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution > D30 - General
D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O57 - Comparative Studies of Countries
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O30 - General
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C22 - Time-Series Models |
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Collections > Economists Online
Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Departments > Economics |
| Rights: |
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| Identification Number: |
274 |
| URL: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/2188/ |
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