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Regional inequality and decentralization : an empirical analysis
Lessmann, Christian - 2011
This paper analyzes the impact of political and fiscal decentralization on regional inequalities using a unique data … that decentralization decreases regional inequalities in general. However, estimations using an interaction variable … approach imply that the effect depends on the level of economic development. While rich countries benefit from decentralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295332
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Does the EU have a homogeneous urban structure area? : the role of agglomeration and the impact of (hypothetical) shocks on the EU urban structure
Modica, Marco - 2014
The urban structures between the Member States of the European Union is very different for historical, geographical, economic reasons. However, the population is spread across geographic areas in a way that, although continuously changing, is not possible to define as random. Indeed, countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011503498
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The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Household Income Inequality : Some Empirical Evidence
Sacchi, Agnese - 2012
In this paper we investigate the effects of fiscal decentralization on income inequality using a sample of 23 OECD … countries over the period 1971-2000. We utilize novel and robust measures of fiscal decentralization based on different degrees … fiscal decentralization - expenditure versus taxation - and the extent to which responsibility and decision powers are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104257
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Fiscal decenetralization and regional disparity : evidence from cross-section and panel data
Lessmann, Christian - 2009
The advantages and disadvantages of public sector decentralization are widely discussed in economics and political … science. Some authors argue that decentralization leads to an optimal provision of public services and promotes economic … studies the impact of fiscal decentralization on regional disparities. We find that a higher degree of decentralization is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003851100
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Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Disparity : Evidence from Cross-Section and Panel Data
Lessmann, Christian - 2009
The advantages and disadvantages of public sector decentralization are widely discussed in economics and political … science. Some authors argue that decentralization leads to an optimal provision of public services and promotes economic … studies the impact of fiscal decentralization on regional disparities. We find that a higher degree of decentralization is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012721515
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Factors explaining the spatial agglomeration of the creative class : empirical evidence for German artists
Alfken, Christoph; Brökel, Tom; Sternberg, Rolf G. - 2013
The paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the relative importance of economic and amenity-related location factors for attracting talents or members of the creative class. While Florida highlights the role of amenities, openness, and tolerance, others instead emphasize the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303799
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How Important is Geography for Agglomeration?
Roos, Michael W. M. - 2010
In this paper, I examine the influence of natural geographic features on the location of production in Germany. In particular, I quantify how much of the geographic pattern of GDP can be attributed to natural features such as resource endowments and location ('geography'). At most, ~36% of GDP's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760804
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Identifying agglomeration shadows : long-run evidence from ancient ports
Hornbeck, Richard; Michaels, Guy; Rauch, Ferdinand - 2024
We examine "agglomeration shadows" that emerge around large cities, which discourage some economic activities in nearby areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is complicated, however, by endogenous city formation and "wave interference" that we show in simulations. We use the locations of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635301
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Identifying agglomeration shadows : long-run evidence from ancient ports
Hornbeck, Richard; Michaels, Guy; Rauch, Ferdinand - 2024
We examine “agglomeration shadows” that emerge around large cities, which discourage some economic activities in nearby areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is complicated, however, by endogenous city formation and \wave interference" that we show in simulations. We use the locations of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014576844
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Deindustrialization and the polarization of household incomes : the example of urban agglomerations in Germany
Goebel, Jan; Gornig, Martin - 2015
The tertiarization, or perhaps more accurately, the deindustrialization of the economy has left deep scars on cities. It is evident not only in the industrial wastelands and empty factory buildings scattered throughout the urban landscape, but also in the income and social structures of cities....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519458