| Summary: | There is a major interest from international and national bodies, but also from researchers
for measuring inequality, materialized in numerous reports, studies and researches in the field. Multiple
indicators are used to generate data and analyse the dynamics and patterns of inequality in order to find
solutions to reduce economic disparities. This paper intends to carry out a comparative analysis
regarding regional inequality. In order to carry out this analysis we have chosen two countries, Romania
and Poland. We have analysed regional inequality based on regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
for the period 2007-2016, and also based on the structural funds for 2007-2013. For measuring
inequalities, we have used Theil index. Our results emphasize that there are significant inequalities
between the regions of the two analysed countries and also that there is greater inequality in Romania
than in Poland. The results of the study should be of interest to the policy makers as measuring and
reducing inequality is a necessary process for meeting the objective of reducing European regional
disparities and ensuring sustainable economic growth.
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