Do Institutions Matter for Regional Development
In: Regional studies: official journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 47, Heft 7
ISSN: 1360-0591
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In: Regional studies: official journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 47, Heft 7
ISSN: 1360-0591
In: International journal of urban and regional research: IJURR, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 234-235
ISSN: 0309-1317
In: International journal of urban and regional research: IJURR, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 443-459
ISSN: 0309-1317
Poverty reduction and the tackling of social exclusion are overarching goals of development and welfare policies. This paper explores the extent to which decentralisation contributes to poverty and social exclusion alleviation in European countries and regions. We find evidence that increases in central government transfers of political, administrative, and fiscal authority to subnational tiers of government reduce poverty and address social exclusion at an aggregate level. This, however, mainly happens in countries with a high degree of governance quality and, fundamentally, in urban areas. The link between decentralisation and poverty and social exclusion alleviation is more uniform at the regional level, as greater regional autonomy is connected to lower poverty and social exclusion, regardless of the quality of regional government. Hence, when regional governments have the capacity to design their own independent policies, a reduction of poverty and social exclusion and improvements in well-being generally ensue.
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In: Regional & federal studies, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 199-229
ISSN: 1743-9434
In: Regional studies: official journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 47, Heft 3, S. 388-401
ISSN: 1360-0591
In: Regional studies, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 39-57
ISSN: 0034-3404
In: Space & polity, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 175-195
ISSN: 1470-1235
In: Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 571-573
ISSN: 1472-3425
In: Regional studies: official journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 51-67
ISSN: 1360-0591
The paper provides an empirical study of the determinants of income inequality across regions of the EU. Using the European Community Household Panel data set for 102 regions over the period 1995-2000, it analyses how microeconomic changes in human capital distribution affect income inequality. Human capital distribution is measured in terms of both human capital stock, as well as human capital inequality. Income and human capital inequalities are calculated by a generalised entropy index (Theil index). Different static and dynamic panel data analyses are conducted in order to reduce measurement error on inequalities and minimise potential problems of omitted-variable bias. The regression results suggest that, in the short term, human capital inequality is negatively associated to the average regional income and the average level of education of the population. The results also highlight that a highly unequal distribution of education level completed is associated to lower, rather than to higher inequality, highlighting the effectiveness of the European social system or, from a different perspective, the lack of responsiveness of EU labour market to differences in qualifications and skills. Additionally, high unemployment is associated with higher income inequality, while urbanisation has the opposite effect.
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In: Regional studies: official journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 39, Heft 4, S. 405-420
ISSN: 1360-0591
In: Regional studies, Band 38, Heft 1, S. 97-113
ISSN: 0034-3404
In: International journal of urban and regional research: IJURR, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 134-154
ISSN: 0309-1317
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 32, Heft 9, S. 1545-1562