 The current state and dynamics of regional disparities in RomaniaZizi Goschin, Daniela Constantin, Monica Roman () and Bogdan Ileanu () Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2008, vol. 2, issue 2, 80-105 Abstract: The paper aims to highlight the dynamics and current state of regional disparities in Romania, discussing both inter-regional disparities -between the eight development regions, corresponding to the NUTS II level- and intra-regional disparities -between the counties (corresponding to the NUTS III level) included in each region. The analysis of regional disparities has been based on a series of data and indicators provided by Romanian official statistics for 2000 and 2005, processed by various statistical methods. We constructed a new variant of the relative distances ranking method adapted to the objective of our study, so as to make it possible to measure simultaneously the intra and inter-regional disparities. Based on a multidimensional index of inequality, the 41 Romanian counties plus Bucharest municipality have been ranked and included into four major development categories, according to their relative position in economic development. Gini index, Herfindahl index and Theil index have been also employed, showing a low level of concentration, which suggests a relatively low amplitude of both inter-regional and intra-regional disparities. Keywords: disparities; ranking; concentration; region; county; Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:rrs:journl:v:2:y:2008:i:1:p:80-105 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Romanian Journal of Regional Science from Romanian Regional Science Association |
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