This paper solves one of the puzzles in the analysis of regional and industrial distributions of economic activity, the discrepancy between absolute and relative measures. It shows that the difference between an absolute and a relative Theil index of localization can be expressed in terms of...

This paper solves one of the puzzles in the analysis of regional and industrial distributions of economic activity, the discrepancy between absolute and relative measures. It shows that the difference between an absolute and a relative Theil index of localization can be expressed in terms of...

Die Regionalökonomie ist von der wissenschaftlichen Peripherie näher in das Zentrum des allgemeinen wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Interesses gerückt. Ursache dafür mögen zum einen ökonomische Entwicklungen der Gegenwart sein. Die abnehmende Bedeutung von Transportkosten und die wachsende...