Abstract
The traditional use of per capita indicators derived from regionally disaggregated national accounts exhibits several disadvantages over the use of microeconomic survey data. Household-based data for Switzerland capture in detail the income composition and personal characteristics of income recipients and can be related to the distribution of population characteristics in a region. As a result, the centre-periphery hypothesis of large discrepancies in income between large and small centres of population and economic activity for Switzerland has to be qualified in several respects. The use of survey data also gives rise to discussions of the correct welfare assessment of regional income averages related to differing household sizes and cost-of-living parameters.
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