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RegIneq: Interregional Redistribution and Inequalities

Description

yearly observations of 17 countries from 1982 to 1999

number of observations : 102

number of time-series : 6

country : oecd

JEL codes: D72, H23, H71, H73, H77, R12, R23

Chapter : 07

Usage

data(RegIneq)

Arguments

Format

A dataframe containing:

country

the country

period

the period

regineq

coefficient of variatio of regional gdp per capita

gdppc

real gross domestic product per capita

pop

total population

popgini

gini coefficient of regional population size

urban

share of urban living population

social

total government social expenditures as share of gdp

unempl

unemployment rate

dec

sub-national expenditures as share of total government expenditures

transrev

grants received by national and sub-national governments from other levels of government as share of total government revenues

transaut

sub-national non autonomous revenues as share of total government revenues

References

Anke S. Kessler and Nico A. Hansen and Christian Lessmann (2011) “Interregional Redistribution and Mobility in Federations: a Positive Approach”, Review of Economic Studies, 78(4), 1345-1378, 10.1093/restud/rdr003 .