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Title: | Regional income convergence in Portugal (1991-2012) |
Authors: | Guerreiro, Gertrudes |
Keywords: | Income Distribution Regional Inequality Regional Convergence Spatial Econometrics |
Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
Publisher: | SEA 2012 |
Citation: | Guerreiro, G.S., “Regional income convergence in Portugal (1991-2012)”, VI World Conference of
Spatial Econometrics Association, Salvador, Brasil, 11-13/07/2012. |
Abstract: | Our research aims to address the problem of inequality in income distribution from a
different perspective than the usual. We intend to verify if geography influences the
pattern of inequality, that is, if the standard of living varies from region to region and if,
in the process of growth, spatial units in Portugal have been converging in terms of
most relevant variables, such as income. We search the answers to these questions by
introducing the treatment of convergence between smaller territorial units, the
municipalities as individuals. We intend to evaluate convergence or divergence in
income growth and test empirically the theoretical hypothesis that β-convergence,
although necessary, is not a sufficient condition for σ-convergence. To study
convergence, we use information about GDP and wages for NUTS III regions, and
wages for municipalities. We observe spatial dependence between municipalities, so we
estimate spatial econometric models to test convergence. With regard to conditional
convergence between municipalities, the model most appropriate is the one which
includes in the explanatory variables the weight of primary sector employment, leading
us to conclude that this variable distinguishes the "steady state" of the small economies.
Variables like the activity rate and percentage of active population with higher
education also reveal highly significant on the growth of wages, reflecting the different
contexts of the labor market at regional level. |
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Type: | lecture |
Appears in Collections: | CEFAGE - Comunicações - Em Congressos Científicos Internacionais
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