Ezcurra, Roberto; Iráizoz, Belén - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 4, pp. 2648-2655
This paper examines the sources of spatial disparities in output per capita across the European regions over the period 1986-2004. To this end, a decomposition of the Theil´s second measure of inequality is used. The analysis carried out shows the important role played by labour productivity...