Intra-distribution dynamics of regional per-capita income in Europe: evidence from alternative conditional density estimators

Roberto Basile ()

No 75, ISAE Working Papers from ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY)

Abstract: This paper compares different conditional density estimators to analyze the cross-sectional distribution dynamics of regional per-capita incomes in Europe during the period 1980-2002. First, a kernel estimator with fixed bandwidth gives evidence of convergence. With a modified estimator with variable bandwidth and mean-bias correction, the dominant income dynamics is that of persistence and lack of cohesion: only a fraction of very poor regions improves its position over time converging towards a low relative income. An alternative graphical technique (more informative than the traditional contour plot) is also proposed to visualize conditional densities. Finally, a first-order spatial autoregressive model is applied to estimate the effect of spatial dependence on the evolution of income distribution.

Keywords: Intra-distribution dynamics; Conditional density estimators; Convergence; European regions; Spatial dependence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C21 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2007-01
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