 The Economic Urban Divide: A Detailed Study of Income Inequality and Segregation in Dutch Urban Areas (2011–2022)Javier San Millán, Clémentine Cottineau‐Mugadza and Maarten Van Ham Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2025, vol. 116, issue 4, 508-530 Abstract: Research on segregation and economic inequality is often limited to major capitals and conurbations, neglecting smaller cities. This oversight can lead to public policies based on insights that may not be universally applicable. Leveraging geo‐coded register data, this study addresses this problem in the case of the Netherlands by computing income inequality and residential segregation annually in all urban areas from 2011 to 2022. Contrary to most literature, this paper shows that inequality and segregation have remained stable or decreased in most cases. In addition, when looking at how income is distributed among social segments, how segregated they are, and at which geographical scale segregation occurs, we find significant variation between urban areas. More unequal urban areas also tend to be more segregated, but patterns vary, and the same segregation levels can coexist with diverse inequality metrics. Four groups of urban areas are identified through a cluster analysis. Date: 2025 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:116:y:2025:i:4:p:508-530 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie is currently edited by Jan van Weesep More articles in Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie from Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG |
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