SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance
No 284:
Regional Policy and Convergence of Real per Capita Income Among Swedish Counties
Fredrik Bergström
Abstract: This study analyses how regional policy, which was
introduced around 1970, has affected regional growth of real per capita
incomes in Sweden in the post-war period. The study shows: (a) that real
per capita incomes in Swedish counties have converged since 1945, (b)
support counties have not grown faster than other counties after 1970, (c)
selective regional policy supports, which constitute an important part of
Swedish regional policy, do not affect the regional growth rates, and (d)
government expenditures seem to affect the regional growth of real per
capita incomes negatively.
Keywords: Convergence of real per capita incomes; Regional policy; Industrial policy; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: H20; H81; L52; L98; O20; R58; (follow links to similar papers)
24 pages, November 23, 1998
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