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Regional Income Inequality in Spain 1860–2015

In: Regional Inequality in Spain

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  • Alfonso Díez-Minguela

    (University of València)

  • Julio Martinez-Galarraga

    (University of València)

  • Daniel A. Tirado-Fabregat

    (University of València)

Abstract

How has regional economic inequality evolved since 1860? Is there a relationship between initial per-capita income and regional growth rates? Is there any relation between the evolution of regional inequality and the economic development process in Spain? In order to answer these questions, a number of different indicators of inequality are offered in this chapter. Then the patterns of convergence or divergence followed by Spanish regions from the mid-nineteenth century to the present are studied. Regional income inequality rose in the early stages of economic development and then declined. However, with high levels of development, around the 1980s, a change of trend is observed. In other words, over the very long term the inverted U-shape has turned into a curve in the shape of an elephant.

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  • Alfonso Díez-Minguela & Julio Martinez-Galarraga & Daniel A. Tirado-Fabregat, 2018. "Regional Income Inequality in Spain 1860–2015," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Regional Inequality in Spain, chapter 4, pages 81-103, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-319-96110-1_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96110-1_4
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    1. Lichner, Ivan & Lyócsa, Štefan & Výrostová, Eva, 2022. "Nominal and discretionary household income convergence: The effect of a crisis in a small open economy," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 18-31.
    2. Rafael González-Val & Pau Insa-Sánchez & Julio Martinez-Galarraga & Daniel A. Tirado-Fabregat, 2022. "Market access, the skill premium and human capital in Spain (1860-1930)," Working Papers 0229, European Historical Economics Society (EHES).

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