Un Índice de Desigualdad Regional usando Datos Agregados

German-Soto, Vicente (2016): Un Índice de Desigualdad Regional usando Datos Agregados.

Abstract

This work considers the Euclidean distance concept to assess the evolution of regional disparities from aggregate data, such as for example, the per capita output. The vector space concept, as a measure of inequality, presents interesting properties: it tends to zero when the distances are reduced, is equal to zero in the hypothetical case of absolute equality and considers the contribution of each element to the joint inequality. The exercise generates an individual inequality index for the Mexican states along 1940-2010 that may be attractive in many respects, for example, in methodologies testing stochastic convergence, in regional economic growth, to determine the effectiveness of policies aimed to reduce the regional differences, among others.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: A Regional Inequality Index using Aggregated Data
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: regional income inequality; Euclidian distance; data analysis; development index; per capita product
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology ; Computer Programs > C82 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data ; Data Access; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity

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