This paper focuses on the decomposition of location measures according to a twofold geographical level of analysis. The methodology, based on the use of the Theil dissimilarity index, is potentially applicable to the assessment of the spatial distribution of several economic phenomena when...

Purpose The objective of this chapter is to provide a first assessment on the evolution of spatial distribution of foreign firms in China. Methodology/approach We examine the overall changes in the location of foreign firms in China over the period 1999–2009. Then, we distinguish two time...

This article studies regional income convergence and its conditioning factors in the European Union during the 2003-2016 period. Building on previous research that documents the formation of multiple convergence clubs in per-capita income, we study the role of structural change and spatial...

We develop a general theoretical model to compare two different policymakers both facing tax evasion. Policymakers differs in that they aim to maximize either the fiscal revenues (T ) as in a social-democracy as, e.g., Sweden, or the GDP as in a capitalistic country as, e.g., the USA. Both...