Abstract
This paper estimates the evolution of labor productivity disparities among 48 Spanish regions over 1980-1996 according to the concepts of β- and σ-convergence. The results of β-convergence emphasize the importance of including the impact of neighboring locations' productivity and a disaggregate analysis at a sectoral level. In order to measure the narrowing of inequalities, we examine σ-convergence and reveal that convergence occurs in aggregate labor productivity but not in productivities per sector. The reason comes from a transfer of resources from agriculture towards more productive sectors that has been more pronounced in the poor regions than in the rich ones. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-227 |
Journal | Journal of Geographical Systems |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |