This paper provides a new dataset of regional income inequalities within countries based on
satellite nighttime light data. First, we empirically study the relationship between luminosity …

The European Union has established itself as a leading text that provides readers from all
disciplines with a sound understanding of the economics and policies of the EU. Its wealth of …

This paper studies the hypothesis of an inverted-U-shaped relationship between spatial
inequality and economic development. The theory of Kuznets (1955) and Williamson (1965) …

This paper investigates the relationship between economic globalization and regional
inequality in a panel of 47 countries over the period 1990–2007, using a measure of …

Crespo Cuaresma J., Doppelhofer G. and Feldkircher M. The determinants of economic
growth in European regions, Regional Studies. This paper uses Bayesian model averaging …

This paper analyzes the impact of political and fiscal decentralization on regional
inequalities, using a unique dataset which covers fifty-four countries at different stages of …

This paper studies the evolution and determinants of spatial inequalities in France. To this
end, we use a unique database providing data on value-added, employment, and …

Since the early 1990s, there has been a renaissance in the study of regional growth, spurred
by new models, methods, and data. We survey a range of modeling traditions, and some …

The consensus on the requirements of specific policies that address the ongoing population
loss of cities in certain regions is growing. To design policies that can cope with this issue, a …

The paper investigates (1) the evolution of urban concentration from 1985 to 2010 in 68
countries around the world and (2) the extent to which the degree of urban concentration …