Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/213479 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IRENE Working Paper No. 19-04
Publisher: 
University of Neuchâtel, Institute of Economic Research (IRENE), Neuchâtel
Abstract: 
The present article describes how the spatial distribution of income in Switzerland is related to natural amenities. We explore the link between inequalities in Swiss municipalities and the presence of lakes, rivers, mountains, good accessibility and green amenities. By using fiscal data on average income, Gini index and density of taxpayers in different income brackets, we confirm that a larger variety of landscape is associated with larger spatial income differentials. We also show that inequalities are more pronounced within municipalities located in a particularly nice environment.
Subjects: 
spatial income distribution
natural amenities
income sorting
inequality
JEL: 
D30
J31
J61
R12
R23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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