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Fiscal redistribution and the urban rural divide: A prize winning insight.

The article "Fiscal redistribution and the narrowing urban-rural income gap" awarded by Regional Science Policy and Practice.

Mapa de España que muestra la clasificación de áreas en tipologías urbana, intermedia y rural.

1 September 2025

The article "Fiscal redistribution and the narrowing urban–rural income gap" by Diego Loras Gimeno, Gonzalo Gómez Bengoechea, and Jorge Díaz Lanchas (co-director of the Global Futures Observatory), has been awarded the 2025 Best Article Prize of Regional Science Policy and Practice.

Professor Rodríguez-Pose of the London School of Economics (LSE) said about the article:

“The article stands as an example of empirical rigor and policy relevance. It combines Spanish microdata with a skillful application of quantile regressions, allowing the authors to unravel the subtle yet powerful influence of fiscal policy in reducing the urban–rural gap. Their findings, which show a substantial contraction of the urban–rural income gap from 6% (market income) to 4% (final income), demonstrate how place-blind redistributive systems, even when designed without explicit territorial goals, profoundly shape spatial equity.
In an era where spatial justice is more important than ever, this article reminds us that nuanced, data-driven perspectives continue to set the standard. It is a triumph of method, a model of how academic work can simultaneously diagnose structural disparities and suggest credible paths toward greater territorial cohesion.”

Congratulations to the entire team!

The article can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dhPFkfAM

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