Statistical Journal of the IAOS - Volume 33, issue 3

Authors: West, Kirsten

Article Type: Editorial

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-171071

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 565-, 2017

Authors: Condon, Katherine M.

Article Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-171067

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 567-573, 2017

Authors: Torrieri, Nancy K.

Article Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-171068

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 575-578, 2017

Authors: Manninen, Asta

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-171073

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 579-580, 2017

Authors: Trutzel, Klaus | Brandmüller, Teodora

Article Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-171060

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 581-584, 2017

Authors: Franconi, Luisa | Ichim, Daniela | D’Aló, Michele

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Labour Market Areas (LMAs) are regions built on the basis of commuting to work data so that the majority of the labour force lives and works within their boundaries. LMAs have long being recognised as relevant for assessing the effectiveness of local policy decisions. Eurostat encourages LMA development in the European Union. The idea is to share methods and tools towards the creation of a harmonised geography. As the LMA functional approach to territorial partitioning is getting more and more used for policy purposes, the demand for indicators is increasing. The paper illustrates the shared method, the recently publicly available …software package LabourMarketAreas developed at Istat for LMA design. The paper also presents examples of indicators at LMA level built from register data. Finally the small area estimation method implemented by Istat to release employment and unemployment rates at this geographical level is sketched. Show more

Keywords: Functional regions, commuting to work, spatial contiguity, small area estimation, socio-economic indicators

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-160343

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 585-591, 2017

Authors: Brière, Luc

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: How to measure incomes is a key issue for official statistics. Many contributions based on national levels or on international comparisons analyze income gaps. But, the sub-national dimensions have also to be taken into account: territorial disparities within each country, in terms of income poverty, can be stronger than between countries themselves. French Statistical office (INSEE) tackled this issue in order to improve the measurement of poverty at sub-national levels. Therefore, a new tool called FILOSOFI (“FIchier LOcalisé SOcial et FIscal” or “social and tax localized database”) has been implemented. The users’ needs gave birth to the launch of the …development of FILOSOFI almost ten years ago. The increasing demand for income analysis for design and monitoring of targeted policies put further pressure on the establishment of FILOSOFI. The main purpose of this project is to measure the disposable income and thus, the income poverty, at sub-national levels. Indeed, FILOSOFI is a quite innovative statistical source set up by INSEE, mainly from administrative data. This statistical project was launched in 2010 and the dissemination of the first results on year 2012 took place in June 2015. This new data base seeks to satisfy the stakeholders and policy makers’ needs who are very keen in the quantity and the quality of the localized information on incomes distribution. The main results of FILOSOSFI show that the poverty income rate is highest inside the “town-center” of large urban areas, where poverty particularly affects single-parent families, large families and young families, and also outside the urban areas. Inside municipalities, the income poverty rate in the districts covered by urban policy ranged from 37% in Paris and its region to over 47% in the south of France. Show more

Keywords: Administrative data, confidentiality, district level, disposable income, geographical information, grids, income poverty, inequality, regional level, territorial analysis

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-170351

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 593-601, 2017

Authors: Rogalińska, Dominika

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: In recent years a significant growth of concern over measuring the level of regional development has been observed. Measurement is inseparably connected with availability of statistical information. An integral element of a modern information system in official statistics, both in terms of organization and content, is regional statistics. The criterion to distinguish regional statistics is not the content of the survey, but the level of data aggregation. Space in statistical surveys plays a role of its own and is an essential dimension of the data. This paper presents a system for programming and monitoring of development policy – STRATEG – …created by the Central Statistical Office of Poland in 2013. The system monitors the implementation of development strategies and public policies as well as cohesion policy during the years 2014–2020. Finally, the paper presents challenges for regional statistics in the coming years. Show more

Keywords: Cohesion policy, information system, monitoring, regional official statistics

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-160345

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 603-608, 2017

Authors: South, Bill | Henretty, Nigel

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produce quarterly rolling year House Price Statistics for Small Areas (HPSSAs) for England and Wales. The statistics are produced using administrative data that is obtained without charge from the Land Registry, the government agency responsible for maintaining a record of land ownership in England and Wales. This paper will explain the source data and how it is processed to create the HPSSAs, which are produced for a range of geographies and broken down by house type and whether the property is newly built or existing stock. The method used is flexible and can be …adapted to give new cuts of data and applied to new geographies. The paper will then consider how this has allowed ONS to use HPSSAs to support policy and provide new insights. Show more

Keywords: Housing, house price statistics, administrative data

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-160340

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 609-614, 2017

Authors: Soares, Elsa | Figueiredo, Rossano | Vala, Francisco

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The notion and definition of Labour Market Areas (LMA) has been internationally debated, especially in the OECD and Eurostat context. This interest derives from the need to identify new functional spatial units which are economically integrated and within which residents can find jobs based on a reasonable commuting effort. The aim of this paper is firstly to evidence the importance of defining functional regions by summarizing its conceptual and methodological background and some of its implications for the development of both geographical theory and practice. Secondly to present the Portuguese experience of defining LMA (or Functional Urban Regions – FUR) …by comparing the methodology and the results obtained with national and Eurostat approaches. Show more

Keywords: Functional region, Labour Market Areas, travel to work areas, self-containment

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-170381

Citation: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 615-625, 2017