The Regional Distribution of Public Employment: Theory and Evidence

Sebastian Kessing and Chiara Strozzi ()

Department of Economics from University of Modena and Reggio E., Faculty of Economics "Marco Biagi"

Abstract: We analyze the optimal regional pattern of public employment in an information-constrained econd-best redistribution policy showing that regionally differentiated public employment can serve as an expenditure side tagging device, bypassing or relaxing the equity-effciency trade-off. The optimal pattern exhibits higher levels of public employment in low productivity regions and is more pronounced the higher is the degree of regional inequality within the country. Empirically, using a panel of European regions from 1995-2007, we find evidence that public employment is systematically higher in low productivity regions. The latter effect is stronger in countries with higher levels of regional inequality.

Keywords: Public employment; redistribution; regional inequality; European regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 J45 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 27
Date: 2012-02
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