North and South: A Regional Model of the UK

A. Patrick Minford, Yue Gai and David Meenagh

No E2020/14, Cardiff Economics Working Papers from Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section

Abstract: We set up a two-region model to study the policy challenge of bringing the North s income up to the level of the South in the UK. The model focuses on labour costs as the driver of output gains through the international competitiveness channel. The empirical results show that the regional model behaviour fits the regional UK data behaviour over the period of 1986Q1 and 2019Q4, using the demanding Indirect Inference method. We also carry out a Monte Carlo power test, which shows the empirical results we obtain are trustworthy and can provide us a reliable guide for policy reform.The results suggest that in response to tax cuts and labour market reforms GDP in the North increases almost twice as much as GDP in the South. Given that a broad programme of tax cuts and regulatory reform would more than pay for itself in the long run, it must be considered as a highly attractive political agenda.

Keywords: Regional study; DSGE model; Policy implication; Indirect Inference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 E60 P48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2020-11
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Journal Article: North and South: A Regional Model of the UK (2022)
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