The role of infrastructures in rural depopulation. An econometric analysis

  1. Cañal-Fernández, Verónica 1
  2. Álvarez, Antonio 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Revista:
Economía agraria y recursos naturales

ISSN: 1578-0732,  2174-7350

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 22

Número: 2

Páginas: 31-52

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7201/EARN.2022.02.02 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Economía agraria y recursos naturales

Resumen

El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar las causas de la despoblación rural y, en particular, el papel de las infraestructuras. Para ello, se construye un panel de datos de los 78 municipios de Asturias, una región del norte de España. Se estima un modelo econométrico en el que la población rural se explica por un conjunto de variables económicas y la disponibilidad de infraestructuras, así como por algunas características de los municipios. Los resultados muestran la importancia de las infraestructuras y la presencia de una ciudad de tamaño medio en el municipio para fijar la población en el campo. Sin embargo, la diferencia de ingresos con los municipios urbanos contribuye a reducir la población rural.

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