The upswing of regional income inequality in Spain (1860–1930)

Rosés, Joan R.; Martínez-Galarraga, Julio; Tirado, Daniel A.

The upswing of regional income inequality in Spain (1860–1930)

Author(s): Rosés, Joan R.; Martínez-Galarraga, Julio; Tirado, Daniel A.

Publisher: Elsevier

Issued date: 2010-02-04

Citation: Explorations in Economic History, 2010, v. 47, n. 2, pp. 244-257

ISSN: 0014-4983

DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2010.01.002

Version of: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/4876

Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2010.01.002

Keywords: Industrialization , Market integration , Heckscher–Ohlin model , New economic geography , Regional convergence

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10016/11141

Rights: ©Elsevier

Abstract:

This paper studies the evolution of Spanish regional inequality from 1860 to 1930. The results point to the coexistence of two basic forces behind changes in regional economic inequality: industrial specialization and labor productivity differentials. The init [+]

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