Income inequality in Europe. Analysis of recent trends at the regional level

Raul Ramos and Vicente Royuela

No 201425, IREA Working Papers from University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics

Abstract: The evolution of income inequality is becoming a great concern all over the World, particularly since the start of the Great Recession. In this work we analyse the main trends of income inequality in Europe over the last decade, both at the national and regional level. Our results point to a large diversity in inequality patterns, as we observe both increases and decreases in inequality both at the regional and at the national level. The EU2020 Strategy aims achieving an inclusive economic growth, benefitting the largest possible number of people. We briefly analyse the main factors impacting inequality and finally derive several policy implications.

Keywords: Inequality; Globalisation; Technological change; European regions. JEL classification: R11; R12; O15; O3; F61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2014-10, Revised 2014-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur, nep-geo, nep-pbe and nep-ure
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