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Does income polarization affect economic growth? The case of the European regions
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Abstract This article examines the relationship between income polarization and
economic growth in the regions of the European Union over the period
1993-2003. The results indicate that the level of income polarization is
negatively associated with regional growth. This finding is in fact robust
to vario... view more
This article examines the relationship between income polarization and
economic growth in the regions of the European Union over the period
1993-2003. The results indicate that the level of income polarization is
negatively associated with regional growth. This finding is in fact robust
to various alternative specifications including a number of additional
explanatory variables, such as initial per capita GDP, industry mix, human
capital stock, population density or market potential. Furthermore, it
should be noted that the observed negative correlation between polarization
and economic performance does not depend on the number of groups used to
analyse the degree of income stratification within the sample regions.... view less
Classification
Economics
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Income polarization; Economic growth; Regions; European Union
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 267-285
Journal
Regional Studies, 43 (2009) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701808899
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)