gdppc:

Description

The dataset contains the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita (in EUR, at current prices) for the 402 German counties (Landkreise) from 2000 to 2014.

Usage

data("gdppc")

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 402 observations on the following 24 variables.

region_code_EU: a factor with levels 402 levels containing the EU code of the region
region_code: a factor with levels 402 levels containing the national code of the region
gdppc2000: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2000
gdppc2001: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2001
gdppc2002: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2002
gdppc2003: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2003
gdppc2004: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2004
gdppc2005: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2005
gdppc2006: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2006
gdppc2007: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2007
gdppc2008: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2008
gdppc2009: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2009
gdppc2010: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2010
gdppc2011: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2011
gdppc2012: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2012
gdppc2013: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2013
gdppc2014: a numeric vector containing the GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise) for 2014

References

Arbeitskreis "Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen der Laender" im Auftrag der Statistischen Aemter der 16 Bundeslaender, des Statistischen Bundesamtes und des Buergeramtes, Statistik und Wahlen, Frankfurt a. M. (2016): “Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschoepfung in den kreisfreien Staedten und Landkreisen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1992 und 1994 bis 2014”. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/Thematisch/VolkswirtschaftlicheGesamtrechnungen/VGRderLaender/VGR_KreisergebnisseBand1_5820009147005.xlsx;jsessionid=67667AAEB4F8C8A23A70A5A2641C4D2C.cae3?__blob=publicationFile

Examples

Run this code

# Regional disparities / sigma convergence in Germany
data(gdppc)
# GDP per capita for German counties (Landkreise)
cvs <- apply (gdppc[3:17], MARGIN = 2, FUN = cv)
# Calculating cv for the years 2000-2014
years <- 2000:2014
plot(years, cvs, "l", ylim=c(0.3,0.6), xlab = "year", 
ylab = "CV of GDP per capita")
# Plot cv over time

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