Ezcurra, Roberto and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856
(2013)
Does economic globalization affect regional inequality? A cross-country analysis.
World Development, 52.
pp. 92-103.
ISSN 0305-750X
Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between economic globalization and regional inequality in a panel of 47 countries over the period 1990-2007, using a measure of globalization that distinguishes the different dimensions of economic integration. The results show that there is a positive and statistically significant association between economic globalization and the magnitude of regional disparities. Countries with a greater degree of economic integration with the rest of the world tend to register higher levels of regional inequality. This finding is robust to the inclusion of additional explanatory variables and to the choice of the specific measure used to quantify the relevance of spatial inequality within the sample countries. Our analysis also reveals that the spatial impact of economic globalization is greater in low- and middle-income countries, whose levels of regional disparities are on average significantly higher than in high-income countries.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03057... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd |
| Divisions: | European Institute Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General > E00 - General F - International Economics > F0 - General R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2013 13:27 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 00:26 |
| Projects: | 269868, ECO2011-29314-C02-01 |
| Funders: | European Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/52526 |
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