1、2200 英文单词， 1.3 万英文字符 ，中文 3900 字 文献出处： Ezcurra R, Rodrguez-Pose A. Does economic globalization affect regional inequality? A cross-country analysisJ. World Development, 2013, 52: 92-103. Does Economic Globalization affect Regional Inequality? A Cross-country Analysis ROBERTO EZCURRA and ANDRE S RODRI
2、GUEZ-POSE Summary This paper investigates the relationship between economic globalization and regional inequality in a panel of 47 countries over the period 19902007, using a measure of globalization that distinguishes the different dimensions of economic integration. The results show that there is
3、a positive and statistically signicant association between economic globalization and the magnitude of regional disparities. Countries with a greater degree of economic integration with the rest of the world tend to register higher levels of regional inequality. This nding is robust to the inclusion
4、 of additional explanatory variables and to the choice of the specic measure used to quantify the relevance of spatial inequality within the sample countries. Our analysis also reveals that the spatial impact of economic globalization is greater in low- and middle-income countries, whose levels of r
5、egional disparities are on average signicantly higher than in high-income countries. Key words: regional inequality, economic globalization 1. INTRODUCTION The territorial impact of globalization remains a hotly de- bated topic (e.g., Bhagwati, 2004; Stiglitz, 2002). The unprecedented levels of inte
6、gration have surpassed the previous peak reached before the First World War (Findlay & ORourke, 2007) and are leaving a profound imprint on economic growth (Alcala & Ciccone, 2004; Frankel & Romer, 1999), income inequality and poverty (Milanovic, 2005a; Wade, 2004), labor markets (Dreher & Gaston, 2007; Tomohara & Takii, 2011), environmental quality (Antweiler, Copeland, & Taylor, 2001; Frankel & Rose, 2005), democracy and human rights (Dreher, Gassebner, & Siemers, 2012; Rudra, 20
