The income–inequality nexus in a developed country: small-scale regional evidence from Austria

Moser, Mathias; Schnetzer, Matthias

doi:10.1080/00343404.2015.1103848

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“…In contrast, Styria exhibits on average the lowest income inequality, but at the same time features a high dispersion in inequality across municipalities, indicated by the standard deviation. The absolute income reveals a similar pattern, which means that municipalities with higher absolute income are simultaneously characterised by higher income inequality (Moser and Schnetzer, 2017). Thus, Table 1 emphasises regional heterogeneity not only across Austrian provinces but also across municipalities in the respective federal states.…”

Section: Data and Descriptive Statisticsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Cannot keep up with the Joneses: how relative deprivation pushes internal migration in Austria

Jestl

Moser

Raggl

2021

IJSE

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PurposeUsing aggregated data at the municipality level allows the authors to assess the role of relative deprivation (RD) – a measure of income inequality – on top of absolute income in shaping internal migration in Austria.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the authors analyse the effect of regional income inequality on emigration rates of Austrian municipalities using a unique spatial dataset that is constructed based on Austrian administrative register data. The register-based data contain information on the municipality of residence of all individuals aged 16 and over that have their main residency in Austria, as well as their income and socio-demographic characteristics.FindingsThe authors find that increases in relative deprivation in a municipality are related to higher emigration from the municipality. Allowing for heterogeneous effects across income, education and age groups reveals that the effect is stronger among those with comparably low levels of income and among low-skilled and young individuals.Originality/valueThe unique spatially disaggregated perspective is based on novel data from Austrian administrative registers, which comprehensively capture the economic situation and geographic movements of the whole Austrian population. Most importantly, this approach allows for measuring income inequality within local communities and for a direct identification of social groups that are more sensitive to inequality.

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Cannot keep up with the Joneses: how relative deprivation pushes internal migration in Austria

Jestl

Moser

Raggl

2021

IJSE

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“…There is a need to revisit the debate surrounding regional inequality and national growth (efficiency) to introduce mobility (Moser and Schnetzer 2017;S.J. Rey 2016a).…”

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Regional Development Overview: Challenges, Adopted Strategies, and New Initiatives

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Hewings²,

Rey³

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Despite the increasing attention in recent years to the spatial dimensions of economic development, consideration of the importance of space and the recognition that macro, aspatial perspectives can prove to be misleading are not new. Around the world, much of the disappointment with the outcomes from spatial interventions may be traced to a lack of understanding of how regional economies work. This paper reviews the challenges that the consideration of regions brings into economic analysis. This work provides an overview of some of the key methods and tools that can be used to gain a better understanding of how regional economies work. The review aims to guide practitioners and analysts in the use of tools for regional economic analysis and inform discussion of the challenges regions face and the opportunities on which they can build.

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“…Regional inequality in the EU is large [1][2][3][4][5][6] and may represent a threat to economic and social integration among member states, potentially jeopardising the overall stability of the Union in the long run [7][8][9]. Since the early 1980s, between-state inequality has been decreasing, while within-state regional gaps have been growing considerably [144,[10][11][12], suggesting that the process of economic integration has contributed to widening within-country territorial differences.…”

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The caring hand that cripples? The effects of the European regional policy on local labour market participation in Southern Italy

Cerciello

Garofalo

2019

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

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The income–inequality nexus in a developed country: small-scale regional evidence from Austria

Cited by 20 publications

References 36 publications

Cannot keep up with the Joneses: how relative deprivation pushes internal migration in Austria

Cannot keep up with the Joneses: how relative deprivation pushes internal migration in Austria

Regional Development Overview: Challenges, Adopted Strategies, and New Initiatives

The caring hand that cripples? The effects of the European regional policy on local labour market participation in Southern Italy

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