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Government effectiveness and inequality in Italian regions
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Abstract Using regional data for Italy over the 2004–2019 period, this paper investigates the relationship between government effectiveness and inequality. For our empirical purposes, ordinary least squares, instrumental variable (IV) and generalized methods of moments regressions have been employed. Our evi... view more
Using regional data for Italy over the 2004–2019 period, this paper investigates the relationship between government effectiveness and inequality. For our empirical purposes, ordinary least squares, instrumental variable (IV) and generalized methods of moments regressions have been employed. Our evidence indicates that improved government effectiveness has some role in reducing inequality in the most developed regions of the North, but has no effect in both the Centre and in the peripheral Southern regions.... view less
Keywords
Italy; inequality; regional factors; north-south relations; empirical research; government
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
government effectiveness; North-South divide; EU-SILC
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 781-801
Journal
Economic Change and Restructuring, 56 (2023) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-022-09450-z
ISSN
1574-0277
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed