On the measurement of regional inequality: does spatial dimension of income inequality matter?
Josef Novotný
Annals of Regional Science 41(3): 563-580
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0570-1864 DOI: 10.1007/s00168-007-0113-yDocument Number: 247332
The paper concerns selected theoretical and empirical aspects of the decomposition of income inequality by spatially defined subgroups. Special consideration is given to the implications for measurement and comparison of regional inequality. The decomposition by the Theil coefficient is applied at global and European levels including estimates of historical development. Additionally, the empirical evidence on the decomposition of inequality in a number of countries is reviewed, regional inequality for 46 countries is estimated, and a simple method of cross-country classification according to relative importance of spatial dimension of inequality is provided.