This paper proposes a theoretical framework in which to study the segregation of a target group in a multigroup context, which can be labeled as local segregation. In doing so, this paper first presents an axiomatic set-up within which local segregation measures can be evaluated and it defines...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of several intermediate inequality measures, paying special attention to the unit-consistency axiom proposed by Zheng (2007). First, we demonstrate why one of the most referenced intermediate indices, proposed by Bossert...

This paper defines local segregation measures that are sensitive to status differences among organizational units. So far as we know, this is the first time that status-sensitive segregation measures have been offered in a multigroup context with a cardinal measure of status. These measures...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper first reflects on the concentration invariance property that regional economics implicitly assumes when the locational Gini index and the generalized entropy family of concentration indexes are used. Second, it suggests that apart from these indexes, concentration measures...

<title>Abstract</title> This contribution analyzes occupational segregation during a period of high employment in the Spanish labor market by gender and immigrant status, using several local and overall segregation measures. Using data from Spain's 2007 Economically Active Population Survey (<italic>Encuesta de...</italic>

A<sc>lonso</sc>-V<sc>illar</sc> O. and <sc>del</sc> R<sc>ío</sc> C. Concentration of economic activity: an analytical framework, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The goal of this paper is to offer an analytical framework within which <italic>relative</italic> concentration, including both the concentration of each sector and aggregate concentration, can be...

A<sc>lonso</sc>-V<sc>illar</sc> O. and D<sc>el</sc> R<sc>ío</sc> C. Geographical concentration of unemployment: a male-female comparison in Spain, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The aim of this paper is to analyse gender differences in the spatial distribution of unemployment. Specifically, it is explored whether agglomeration can influence...