Income Dispersion Between States of Different Regions In the United States, Including Comparisons With Australia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
School
Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development
Abstract
This paper examines income dispersion among the states within the regions in the United States. A profile from 1929 to 1997 is provided. A simple equitable distributional criterion is used whereby each state receives a share of the total population comparable to its share of income. The dispersion measure employed is the coefficient of variation for each region on a yearly basis. The results provide evidence that for most regions, a substantial declining trend in income dispersion among component states is observed up to the early to mid-1970s, followed by a slight rise in the 1980s with slightly diminishing trends in most recent years. A comparison is also provided for regional income inequality in the United States with regional income inequality in Australia.
Publication Title
Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
Volume
7
Issue
2
First Page
151
Last Page
165
Recommended Citation
Nissan, E.,
Carter, G.
(2001). Income Dispersion Between States of Different Regions In the United States, Including Comparisons With Australia. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 7(2), 151-165.
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