Spatial Decomposition of Inequality
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Date Written: January 2005
Abstract
This paper reviews the theory and application of the decomposition methods commonly used to measure the impact of spatial location on income inequality. It establishes some new theoretical results with potentially wide applicability, and examines empirical evidence drawn from a large number of countries.
Keywords: JEL classifications: C43, D31, D63, R12
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Shorrocks, Anthony and Wan, Guanghua, Spatial Decomposition of Inequality (January 2005). Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 5, Issue 1, pp. 59-81, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=917691
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