Inequality and Poverty in Portugal

Does Location Matter

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ID5930668
AuthorsCarlos Farinha Rodrigues (0000-0002-7243-5949, Oclaro (Japan), corresponding author)
Year2019
Issue19
Pages15-32
Publication date2019-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSOCIOLOGIA ON LINE (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1647-3337 • E-ISSN: 1647-3337
PublisherAssociacao Portuguesa de Sociologia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.30553/sociologiaonline.2019.19.1
OpenAlexW2967135093
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited2

The most recent studies on inequality, poverty and social exclusion in Portugal do not explore their regional variations. The main reason for this omission is the lack of data at regional level in the EU-SILC. This survey includes, however, a variable on the degree of urbanisation of the place of residence of households that is used in this paper as a proxy for the location. This study shows that location does matter: the average equivalised income in the cities is 35-40% higher than in predominantly rural areas, where the levels of poverty and social exclusion are higher. It is also shown that the deep economic crisis that occurred in Portugal after 2010 had a greater impact on the most urban areas. The existence of different poverty profiles according to location is also investigated

Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Political science · Poverty · Residence · Rural area · Social exclusion · Social inequality · Socioeconomics · Statistics · Urbanization · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics · Regional Development and Policy

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