Studies on Regional Wealth Inequalities: the case of Italy
Abstract
The paper contains a short review of techniques examining regional wealth inequalities based on recently published research work but is also presenting unpublished features. The data pertains to Italy (IT), over the period 2007-2011: the number of cities in regions, the number of inhabitants in cities and in regions, as well as the aggregated tax income of the cities and of regions. Frequency-size plots and cumulative distribution function plots, scatter plots and rank-size plots are displayed. The rank-size rule of a few cases is discussed. Yearly data of the aggregated tax income is transformed into a few indicators: the Gini, Theil, and Herfindahl-Hirschman indices. Numerical results confirm that IT is divided into very different regional realities. One region is selected for a short discussion: Molise. A note on the "first digit Benford law" for testing data validity is presented.
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@article{arxiv.1602.05356,
title = {Studies on Regional Wealth Inequalities: the case of Italy},
author = {Marcel Ausloos and Roy Cerqueti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.05356},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
17 pages; 2 tables; 7 figures; 25 references; prepared for Acta Physica Polonica (FENS 2015)