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Assessing regional convergence of the size of middle classes in Euro-Mediterranean countries
dc.contributor.author | Bárcena-Martín, Elena | |
dc.contributor.author | Melchor Ferrer, Elías | |
dc.contributor.author | Pérez-Moreno, Salvador | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-27T11:28:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-27T11:28:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-07-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Elena Bárcena-Martín, Elías Melchor-Ferrer & Salvador Pérez-Moreno (2023). Assessing regional convergence of the size of middle classes in Euro-Mediterranean countries, Regional Studies, Regional Science, 10:1, 659-675. [DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2023.2229421] | es_ES |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10481/84057 | |
dc.description.abstract | Historically, Euro-Mediterranean European countries have presented high levels of intra- and interregional socio-economic inequalities and are regular recipients of financial support under European Union Cohesion Policy. This paper provides evidence of regional convergence in the size of lower- and upper-middle-income classes across regions of France, Greece, Italy and Spain for the period 2004-17. Our results also reveal that changes in class size in neighbouring regions are associated with changes in the same direction in the lower- and upper-middle classes of the region of interest. As regards growth of class size in neighbouring regions, the convergence process is offset in both middle-income groups, but only partially for the upper-middle class. Furthermore, the economic cycle affects the process of regional convergence in the size of the middle class, although the effects are non-homogeneous for both middle-class groups. While increases or decreases in gross domestic product (GDP) do not seem to be closely related to upper-middle-class size, relatively persistent decreases rather than increases in GDP over time tend to be more linked to lower-middle-class size. These findings point to significant differences in the convergence dynamics between lower- and upper-middle classes, with the former being more sensitive to both neighbouring regions and the business cycle. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Malaga | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Granada | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Regional Government of Andalusia [UMA18-FEDERJA-005] | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [AEI/10.13039/501100011033] | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | es_ES |
dc.rights | Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Euro-Mediterranean countries | es_ES |
dc.subject | Middle-income class | es_ES |
dc.subject | Lower- and upper-middle classes | es_ES |
dc.subject | Regional convergence | es_ES |
dc.subject | Economic cycle | es_ES |
dc.subject | Spatial spillovers | es_ES |
dc.title | Assessing regional convergence of the size of middle classes in Euro-Mediterranean countries | es_ES |
dc.type | journal article | es_ES |
dc.rights.accessRights | open access | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/21681376.2023.2229421 | |
dc.type.hasVersion | VoR | es_ES |