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Journal of Economic Geography 2005 5(1):59-81; doi:10.1093/jnlecg/lbh054
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Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 5, No. 1, © Oxford University Press 2005; all rights reserved.

Spatial decomposition of inequality

Anthony Shorrocks* and Guanghua Wan**

* World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160 Helsinki, Finland. email <Shorrocks{at}wider.unu.edu>
** World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160 Helsinki, Finland. email wan{at}wider.unu.edu

Abstract

This paper reviews the theory and application of the decomposition methods commonly used to measure the impact of spatial location on income inequality. It establishes some new theoretical results with potentially wide applicability, and examines empirical evidence drawn from a large number of countries.

Keywords: income inequality, decomposition, spatial, regional,
JEL classifications: C43, D31, D63, R12
Date submitted: 1 January 2004     Date accepted: 1 May 2004


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