Is there convergence in income inequality levels among the European regions?

Roberto Ezcurra and Pedro Pascual

Applied Economics Letters, 2005, vol. 12, issue 12, 763-767

Abstract: The regional distribution of income inequality in the European Union between 1993 and 1998 is examined. The results obtained reveal the existence of a process of convergence in regional inequality levels over the period analysed. This was due basically to the reduction in income dispersion that took place in regions registering relatively high levels of inequality in 1993. Polarization in the distribution under study is also found to decrease, irrespective of the number of groups considered. Nevertheless, since the observed level of intradistributional mobility is low, the European regions tend, over time, to maintain their relative positions in terms of inequality. Finally, the analysis carried out highlights the relevance of the national component in explaining the dynamics of regional inequality distribution.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850500245669

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