Overman, Henry G. ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-7629 and Gibbons, Stephen ORCID: 0000-0002-2871-8562 (2011) In unequal Britain who you are is much more important than where you live in determining earnings. British Politics and Policy at LSE (11 Nov 2011). Website.
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Abstract
Average earnings vary widely across the regions of Britain, a fact that has prompted many decades of policies aimed at reducing regional disparities. But as Henry Overman and Steve Gibbons demonstrate, such variation reveals little, especially if we ignore regional differences in the cost of living and availability of local amenities.
Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
Additional Information: | © 2011 The Authors |
Divisions: | Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre Centre for Economic Performance |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2011 16:54 |
Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 04:41 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39565 |
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