Changes in the level of economic inequalities across poviat units in Poland – convergence or divergence? Cover Image

Zmiany nierówności poziomu rozwoju gospodarczego powiatów w Polsce – konwergencja czy dywergencja?
Changes in the level of economic inequalities across poviat units in Poland – convergence or divergence?

Author(s): Wojciech Kisiała
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: β-convergence; local development; economic inequalities; aggregated index of economic development; poviats

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze changes in economic inequalities at the local (poviat) level in Poland by an empirical verification of the absolute β-convergence across poviats in the years 2004-2014. An alternative to GDP measure of a local development; called the aggregated index of an economic development; was used in the econometric analysis. The results indicate a decrease in the level of inequalities across poviats in Poland; but the β-convergence pace was very slow.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 418
  • Page Range: 127-135
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish