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Cultural capital and income inequality across Italian regions

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  • Annie Tubadji
  • Masood Gheasi
  • Alessandro Crociata
  • Iacopo Odoardi

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Historic cultural institutions are known to predict local inequality, but the moderating effect of modern cultural attitudes has not been thoroughly elucidated. Our hypothesis is that local inequality is determined by a moderating mechanism based on the balance between cultural heritage and living culture. We use a unique panel dataset for Italian regions, covering the period 2007–16, and observe that regional inequality decreases where cultural heritage interacts with a more altruistic modern living culture. A finite mixture model suggests spatial clustering of inequality, dividing Italy into three areas. This reveals cultural capital-driven frictions in the spatial redistribution of human capital.

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  • Annie Tubadji & Masood Gheasi & Alessandro Crociata & Iacopo Odoardi, 2022. "Cultural capital and income inequality across Italian regions," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(3), pages 459-475, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:56:y:2022:i:3:p:459-475
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1950913
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    1. Fałkowski, Jan & Kurek, Przemysław J., 2024. "Religious symbols in the public sphere and development of the third sector: Some evidence from rural Poland," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(2), pages 495-508.
    2. Enrico Ripamonti, 2023. "Cultural capital, economic capital, and participation in early childhood education: A place‐based approach," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 15(2), pages 387-402, April.
    3. Filippo Berti Mecocci & Amir Maghssudipour & Marco Bellandi, 2022. "The effect of cultural and creative production on human capital: Evidence from European regions," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(6), pages 1263-1287, December.

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