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Regional income inequality in France 1860–1954: Methods and findings

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  • Alfonso Díez-Minguela
  • M. Teresa Sanchis Llopis

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This paper explores regional (département or NUTS3) income inequality in France between 1860 and 1954. To this end we first document the existing evidence, evaluate the estimation methods and findings, assess the suitability of each approach and address potential concerns. We then present our own subnational estimates of per-capita income, derived following Geary and Stark. Overall, we find that indirect estimation (or top-down) methods provide somewhat differing results, thereby calling into question the validity of some of these approaches. Our estimates, meanwhile, appear to fit reasonably well with direct estimations (or bottom-up) of value-added and income and provide evidence in support of a decline in regional inequality over the period of study.

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  • Alfonso Díez-Minguela & M. Teresa Sanchis Llopis, 2019. "Regional income inequality in France 1860–1954: Methods and findings," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(1), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vhimxx:v:52:y:2019:i:1:p:1-14
    DOI: 10.1080/01615440.2018.1541429
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