National Statistician’s article: measuring regional economic performance

Dunnell, Karen

doi:10.1057/elmr.2009.6

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“…Some regions will have a high proportion of children, which will tend to depress amounts per head. The appropriate use of GVA per head as an indicator is discussed in the National Statistician's article: Measuring regional economic performance (Dunnell 2008).…”

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“…Policymakers frequently use GVA per head as a headline indicator of regional productivity and of regional incomes when comparing and benchmarking regions that diff er in geographical size, economic output and population. However, as Dunnell (2009) has explained, productivity and income are very diff erent concepts. GVA per head is calculated as the simple ratio of the economic activity in a region divided by the number of people living in a region, while productivity is defi ned as the ratio of GVA divided by the labour input (jobs or hours worked) used to create it.…”

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“…To measure income as the key determinant of welfare in a region, Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) is the preferred measure. While it is the case that policymakers oft en use GVA per head as a measure of regional income (and welfare) of people living in a region, GDHI is preferable because as Dunnell (2009) has explained, GVA per head has several weaknesses as a measure. For example, GVA is an indicator of activity and does not take account of people commuting in and out of regions to work, or to other sources of income which are unrelated to current work, such as pensions and investment incomes.…”

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Regional economic indicators: with a focus on gross disposable household income

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Office for National Statistics Regional economic indicators with a focus on gross disposable household income This quarter, the Regional Economic Indicators article focuses on Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) which is a key measure of economic welfare and of the prosperity of residents living in a region. This article analyses the dispersion in GDHI per head between UK regions and sub-regions between 1995 and 2008. The regular part of the article then gives an overview of the economic activity of UK regions in terms of their Gross Value Added (GVA), GVA per head and labour productivity. This is followed by a presentation of headline indicators of regional welfare, other drivers of regional productivity and regional labour market statistics. The indicators cover the nine Government Offi ce Regions of England and the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These 12 areas comprise level 1 of the European Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS level 1) for the UK. The term 'region' is used to describe this level of geography for convenience in this article.

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Regional economic indicators A focus on rural and urban productivity in the English regions

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2009

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Regional economic indicators A focus on rural and urban productivity in the English regions This quarter, the regional economic indicators article focuses on rural and urban productivity in the English regions. The regular part of the article then gives an overview of the economic activity of UK regions in terms of their gross value added (GVA), GVA per head and labour productivity. This is followed by a presentation of headline indicators of regional welfare, other drivers of regional productivity and regional labour market statistics. The indicators cover the nine Government Offi ce Regions of England and the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These 12 areas comprise level 1 of the European Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS level 1) for the UK. The term 'region' is used to describe this level of geography for convenience in the rest of this article.

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National Statistician’s article: measuring regional economic performance

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Regional economic indicators: with a focus on gross disposable household income

Regional economic indicators A focus on rural and urban productivity in the English regions

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