 The Geography of Spatial Association Across the Greek RegionsA chapter in Regional Analysis and Policy, 2008, pp 17-39 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Following the impressive advances in spatial econometric analysis over the last ten years or so, there appears to be a growing interest in an important spatial question that has been largely overlooked until very recently: how spatial dynamics differ across a range of socio-economic indicators. In this chapter, we address this issue for the case of Greece, examining data for a range of socio-economic indicators from the Greek prefectures. Starting from an exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), we explore the persistence of spatial clustering across socio-economic indicators through the application of a number of simple statistical tests. Greece presents a complex case in terms of spatial geography, as it is characterised by a combination of patterns of spatial heterogeneity and disparity. The analysis presented here shows that spatial processes correlate only weakly across socio-economic indicators, suggesting that policy spillovers for interventions targeting spatial cohesion may be also limited. Keywords: Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA); spatial geography; spatial heterogeneity and disparity; socio-economic indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-7908-2086-7_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2086-7_2 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Contributions to Economics from Springer |
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