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Unequal Britain: how real are regional disparities?

Overman, Henry G. ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-7629 and Gibbons, Stephen (2011) Unequal Britain: how real are regional disparities? Centrepiece, 17 (1). pp. 23-25. ISSN 1362-3761

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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: Article
Official URL: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/centrepiece
Additional Information: © 2011 Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Divisions: Geography & Environment
Spatial Economics Research Centre
Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
JEL classification: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc.
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J60 - General
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R29 - Other
Date Deposited: 06 Jul 2012 13:41
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2023 23:18
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/44651

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