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Regional price deflators in Poland: evidence from NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions |
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| Authors: | Bartlomiej Rokicki Geoffrey J D Hewings |
| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;2. and Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA;3. hewings@illinois.edu Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA |
| Abstract: | This paper analyzes regional price differentials in Poland at the NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 levels. It applies unique raw-price data and calculates regional purchasing power parity (PPP) deflators for the 16 NUTS-2 regions. It then estimates PPP deflators for the 66 NUTS-3-level regions by applying the multiple imputation approach. Finally, it verifies whether these are intra- or interregional price inequalities that have a greater influence on the overall price inequality level. It is found that the price levels are significantly higher than the average in the better-developed regions and lower in the lagging ones. It is also found that it is the intra- rather than the interregion differentials that influence more the overall inequality level. |
| Keywords: | regional prices deflators regional income disparities multiple imputation |