This paper introduces a new Lorenz dominance criterion that allows ranking income distributions according to centrist measures à la Seidl and Pfingsten (1997). In doing so, it defines α-Lorenz curves by adapting the generalized Lorenz curves to this case. In addition, it provides an empirical...

En este trabajo se analiza la distribución espacial del desempleo en España explotando la información disponible a nivel municipal. Con este objetivo, se utilizan procedimientos empíricos de la literatura de geografía económica y distribución de la renta que nos permiten estudiar la...

This paper proposes a theoretical framework in which to study the segregation of a target group in a multigroup context, which can be labeled as local segregation. In doing so, this paper first presents an axiomatic set-up within which local segregation measures can be evaluated and it defines...

There is no doubt that people like to migrate to large cities because they can acquire a wider range of products and jobs, but also because they can exchange information and ideas in an easier way. In this respect, we will attempt to explain the formation of metropolitan areas through a general...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the location decisions both of producer services and of manufacturing, exploring two main topics: how manufacturing and services location change when regions integrate, and how developments in telecommunications affect them both. We built a theoretical model...

There is no doubt that people like to migrate to large cities because they can acquire a wider range of products and jobs, but also because they can more easily exchange information and ideas. In this respect, we attempt to explain the formation of metropolitan areas by using a general...

This study analyses the extent of geographical concentration of Spanish industry between 1993 and 1999, and studies the agglomeration economies that could underlie that concentration. The results confirm that there is major geographic concentration in a number of industries with widely varying...