Measurement of intra-distribution dynamics: an application of different approaches to the European regions
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Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España
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Documentos de Trabajo FUNCAS, ISSN-e 1988-8767, Nº. 376, 2008
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Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros (FUNCAS)
Palabras clave
Intra-distribution dynamics
Stochastic kernel
Highest conditional density
Mobility measures
European regions
Resumen/Abstract
This paper examines the intra-distribution dynamics of per capita
income between the European regions for the periods 1980-1993 and 1993-2005.
To this end, three approaches are applied: the stochastic kernel approach, the
highest conditional density approach and the estimation of mobility measures
based on the Markov chain approach. One main conclusion and lesson have been
obtained. The conclusion is that, although the distribution exhibits a great
persistence, the degree of intra-distribution mobility has been much higher in the
first period than in the second. The lesson is that, in dealing with intra-distribution
dynamics, the use of different but complementary approaches is highly
recommended.