Government effectiveness and inequality in Italian regions

Using regional data for Italy over the 2004–2019 period, this paper investigates the relationship between government effectiveness and inequality. For our empirical purposes, ordinary least squares, instrumental variable (IV) and generalized methods of moments regressions have been employed. Our evi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economic change and restructuring 2023-04, Vol.56 (2), p.781-801
Hauptverfasser:	Barra, Cristian, Papaccio, Anna, Ruggiero, Nazzareno
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Causality Corruption Development Economics Economic Growth Economic Policy Economics Economics and Finance Effectiveness EU-SILC Expenditures Government government effectiveness Government spending Hypotheses Income distribution Income inequality Inequality Informal economy International Economics Italien Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics North-South divide Political Economy/Economic Systems Political systems Politics Politikwissenschaft politische Kultur politische Soziologie politische Willensbildung Public services Regions
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Zusammenfassung:	Using regional data for Italy over the 2004–2019 period, this paper investigates the relationship between government effectiveness and inequality. For our empirical purposes, ordinary least squares, instrumental variable (IV) and generalized methods of moments regressions have been employed. Our evidence indicates that improved government effectiveness has some role in reducing inequality in the most developed regions of the North, but has no effect in both the Centre and in the peripheral Southern regions.
ISSN:	1573-9414 1574-0277 1574-0277
DOI:	10.1007/s10644-022-09450-z