Overman, Henry G. and Gibbons, Stephen (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) Blog Entry.
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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: | Website (Blog Entry) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 The Authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Sets: | Departments > Geography and Environment Research centres and groups > Spatial Economics Research Centre Collections > British Politics and Policy at LSE Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2011 16:54 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/39565/ |
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