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The Origins of Economic Growth and Regional Income Inequality in Latin Europe, 1870–1950
Julio Martinez-galarragaM. Teresa Sanchis-llopisAlfonso Díez-minguelaDaniel A. Tirado-fabregatsubject
Historyeducation.field_of_studyInequality060106 history of social sciencesmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesPopulation06 humanities and the artsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsGeographyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceEconomy0502 economics and business0601 history and archaeologyEconomic geography050207 economicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringeducationRegional incomemedia_commondescription
Regional income inequality in Latin Europe (France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal) showed a distinctive pattern between 1870 and 1950. Data about population on a decadal basis and Gross Domestic Product (gdp) for 171 regions (84 French départements, 22 Italian regioni, 18 Portuguese distritos, and 49 Spanish provincias) shows that regional inequality increased from 1870 to 1910 but gradually flattened out thereafter until 1950. Current regional disparities in per-capita income throughout Latin Europe are essentially the result of a long-term evolution that traces back to the origins of modern economic growth. Moreover, this study shows the emergence of the core–periphery pattern that characterizes much of Latin Europe today.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | The Journal of Interdisciplinary History |