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Spatial heterogeneities, institutions, and income: Evidence for Brazil

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  • William Y. N. Suzuki
  • Marcio P. Laurini
  • Luciano Nakabashi

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Political institutions are an essential component to explain income variation. Brazilian municipalities are characterized by a great contrast in the colonization process and its impacts on the current income level and distribution, and other development aspects. This study analyzes the spatial heterogeneity of the relationship between institutional quality and the municipalities' economic development. We use a spatial moving window method applied to weighted regressions—Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR). We find evidence that good institutions increase income and other variables related to economic development. In addition, the institutional quality influence on economic development measures is distinct across the Brazilian regions. Las instituciones políticas son un componente esencial para explicar la variación de los ingresos. Los municipios brasileños se caracterizan por un gran contraste en el proceso de colonización y sus impactos en el nivel y distribución de la renta actuales y en otros aspectos del desarrollo. Este estudio analiza la heterogeneidad espacial de la relación entre la calidad institucional y el desarrollo económico de los municipios. Se utilizó un método de ventana móvil espacial aplicado a regresiones ponderadas como la regresión con ponderación geográfica. Se encontraron pruebas de que las buenas instituciones aumentan los ingresos y otras variables relacionadas con el desarrollo económico. Además, la influencia de la calidad institucional en las medidas de desarrollo económico es distinta en las diferentes regiones brasileñas. 行政機関は所得格差を説明するのに不可欠な要素である。ブラジルの地方自治体では、植民地化のプロセス、現在の所得水準や所得分布、及びその他の発展に関する側面への影響における差異が大きいという特徴がある。本研究では、行政機関の質と自治体の経済発展との関連における空間的不均一性を分析する。空間的な移動窓法を重回帰法に応用した、地理的加重回帰法(Geographically Weighted Regression:GWR)を使用する。優れた行政機関は、経済発展に関連する所得やその他の変数を増加させるというエビデンスが得られた。さらに、行政機関の質が経済開発の政策に与える影響は、ブラジルの地域全体で顕著である。

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  • William Y. N. Suzuki & Marcio P. Laurini & Luciano Nakabashi, 2022. "Spatial heterogeneities, institutions, and income: Evidence for Brazil," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(3), pages 537-571, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:101:y:2022:i:3:p:537-571
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12666
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