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Working Papers

2018

1. Growth, Mobility and Social Welfare
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2018)

2017

2. Condorcet was Wrong, Pareto was Right: Families, Inheritance and Inequality
   STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (3)
3. Inheritance Taxation: Redistribution and Predistribution
   STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
4. Is Inequality of Opportunity Robust to the Measurement Approach?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2017) View citations (8)

2016

5. Approaches to inequality of opportunity: principles, measures and evidence
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (93)
6. History-dependent growth incidence: a characterization and an application to the economic crisis in Italy
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (16)
   Also in SERIES, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" (2013) View citations (13)
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2013) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2016)

2015

7. Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity Based on Counterfactuals
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2015)
8. Politiques fiscales optimales pour les bas revenus et principe de compensation
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
   Also in THEMA Working Papers, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise (2013)
   See also Journal Article in Revue économique (2015)

2013

9. Children's health opportunities and project evaluation: Mexico's Oportunidades program
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2011) View citations (5)
   LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2012) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in The World Bank Economic Review (2014)

2012

10. Empirical Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity: Principles, Measures, and Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (62)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2012) View citations (67)
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2012) View citations (60)
11. Inequality adjusted income growth
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (10)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2012) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2012)

2011

12. A comparison of optimal tax policies when compensation or responsibility matter
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2009) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (8)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2009)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2011)
13. Upward structural mobility, exchange mobility, and subgroup consistent mobility measurement: U.S.-German mobility rankings revisited
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2011)

2010

14. Rank Dependent Relative Mobility Measures
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (2)

2009

15. Boycotts, power politics, or trust building: How to prevent conflict?
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2005)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) (2008)
16. Natural resources and internal conflict
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (3)

2008

17. Structural Mobility, Exchange Mobility and Subgroup Consistent Mobility Measurement – US–German Mobility Measurements Revisited
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

2007

18. Equality of opportunity versus equality of opportunity sets
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (20)
    Also in Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics (2003) View citations (1)
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2004) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Social Choice and Welfare (2007)
19. Lorenz dominance and non-welfaristic redistribution
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2004)
    See also Journal Article in Social Choice and Welfare (2007)
20. The effects of measurement error and omitted variables when using transition matrices to measure intergenerational mobility
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic Inequality (2007)

2005

21. The Consequences of Non-Classical Measurement Error for Distributional Analysis
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth View citations (1)

2004

22. Inequality and Growth: From Micro Theory to Macro Empirics
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2007)

2003

23. Mobility as distributional difference
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (4)
24. Trust, Primary Commodity Dependence and Segregation
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (2)

2002

25. Consequences of Specification Error for Distributional Analysis With an Application to Intergenerational Mobility
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration View citations (1)

2000

26. Estimating Counterfactual Densities: An application to Black-White Wage Differentials in the U.S
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth

1999

27. Equality of Opportunity and Kernel Density Estimation: An Application to Intergenerational Mobility
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth View citations (25)

1998

28. Measuring Intergenerational Mobility and Equality of Opportunity
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth View citations (6)
    Also in Public Economics Working Paper Series, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics (1998) View citations (7)
29. Statistical Inference for 2 Measures of Inequality when Incomes are Correlated
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth View citations (1)

1997

30. Population Growth and Customary Law on Land: The Case of Cordillera Villages in the Philippines
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth

1996

31. On Second-Best Compensation
    Working Papers, University of Waterloo, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in THEMA Working Papers, THEMA (THéorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), Université de Cergy-Pontoise (1996) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, Paris X - Nanterre, U.F.R. de Sc. Ec. Gest. Maths Infor. (1996) View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Effects of high versus low-quality preschool education: A longitudinal study in Mauritius
   Economics of Education Review, 2018, 65, (C), 126-137

2016

2. History-dependent growth incidence: a characterization and an application to the economic crisis in Italy
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (2), 585-603 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

3. Politiques fiscales optimales pour les bas revenus et principe de compensation
   Revue économique, 2015, 66, (3), 579-600
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

4. Children's Health Opportunities and Project Evaluation: Mexico's Oportunidades Program
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2014, 28, (2), 282-310 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

5. Inequality Adjusted Income Growth
   Economica, 2012, 79, (316), 747-765 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

6. A comparison of optimal tax policies when compensation or responsibility matter
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (11), 1248-1262 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
7. UPWARD STRUCTURAL MOBILITY, EXCHANGE MOBILITY, AND SUBGROUP CONSISTENT MOBILITY MEASUREMENT: U.S.–GERMAN MOBILITY RANKINGS REVISITED
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57, (1), 1-22 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2008

8. Boycotts, Power Politics, or Trust Building: How to Prevent Conflict?
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2008, 164, (2), 356-379 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

9. Equality of Opportunity versus Equality of Opportunity Sets
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2007, 28, (2), 209-230 View citations (53)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
10. INEQUALITY AND GROWTH: FROM MICRO THEORY TO MACRO EMPIRICS
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 54, (4), 508-530 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
11. Lorenz Dominance and Non-welfaristic Redistribution
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2007, 28, (2), 281-302 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
12. The effects of measurement error and omitted variables when using transition matrices to measure intergenerational mobility
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2007, 5, (2), 159-178 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

13. The impact of cognitive skills on the distribution of the black-white wage gap
    Labour Economics, 2006, 13, (3), 343-356 View citations (4)

2004

14. Responsibility sensitive egalitarianism and optimal linear income taxation
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 2004, 48, (2), 151-182 View citations (47)

2001

15. Population Growth and Customary Land Law: The Case of Cordillera Villages in the Philippines
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 49, (3), 631-58 View citations (1)

2000

16. Boekbesprekingen: BARTEN, Anton: “Methodology and tacit knowledge (Jan R. MAGNUS & Mary S. MORGAN, John Wiley & Sons, 1999)” (p. 117-121); JEGERS, Marc: “Modeling bounded rationality (Ariel RUBINSTEIN, The MIT Oress, 1998)” (p. 121-122); MARYSSE, Stefaan: “The trouble with capitalism (Harry SHUTT, Zed Books, 1998)” (p. 122-123); JEGERS, Marc: “Frontiers in health policy research (Alan M. GARBER, The MIT Press, 1998)” (p. 123); VAN DE GAER, Dirk: “The economics of globalization (Assaf RAZIN & Efraim SADKA, Cambridge University Press, 1999)” (p. 123-125); VALCKX, Nico: “Empirical modeling in economics (Clive W.J. GRANGER, Cambridge University Press, 1999)” (p. 125); JEGERS, Marc: “Strategic management for the public services (Paul JOYCE, Open University Press, 1999)” (p. 125-126); KERSTENS, Kristiaan: “Economists’ mathematical manual (Knut SYDSAETER, Arne STRØM & Peter BERCK, Springer, 1999)” (p. 126); VAN DE VOORDE, Eddy: “Transport policy (Kenneth J. BUTTON & Roger STOUGH, Edward Elgar, 1998)” (p. 127); VAN DE VOORDE, Eddy: “Applied industrial economics (Louis Philips, Cambridge University Press, 1998)” (p. 128); DE CEUSTER, Marc: “An introduction to econophysics (Rosario N. MANTEGNA & H. Eugene STANLEY, Cambridge University Press, 2000)” (p. 129); VANDENBROUCKE, Jürge: “Financial economics (Jürgen EICHBERGER & Ian R. HARPER, Oxford University Press, 1997)” (p. 130); JEGERS, Marc: “Financial management of health care organizations (William N. ZELMAN, Michael J. MCCUE & Alan R. MILLIKAN, Blackwell Publishers, 1998)” (p. 130-131); JEGERS, Marc: “The economics of executive compensation (Kevin F. HALLOCK & Kevin J. MURPHY, Edward Elgar, 1999)” (p. 131); LIEVENS, Filip: “Beoordelen en ontwikkelen van competenties (Lou VAN BEIRENDONCK, Acco, 1998)” (p. 132-133); JORISSEN, Ann: “Financial statement analysis (Leopold A. BERNSTEIN & John J. WILD, McGraw-Hill, 1997)” (p. 133-134); JORISSEN, Ann: “Managerial accounting (Ronald W. HILTON, McGraw-Hill, 1998)” (p. 134-135); ROOSENS, Paul: “Trawling for minnows (Damien NEVEN, Penelope PAPANDROPOULOS & Paul SEABRIGHT, Centre for Economic Policy Research, 1998)” (p. 135)
    Economic and Social Journal (Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift), 2000, 54, (1), 117-135

1999

17. Responsibility, talent, and compensation: A second-best analysis
    Review of Economic Design, 1999, 4, (1), 35-55 View citations (48)
18. Statistical inference for two measures of inequality when incomes are correlated
    Economics Letters, 1999, 64, (3), 295-300 View citations (5)

1997

19. Inequality aversion, macroeconomic objectives and the marginal welfare cost of indirect taxation Does flexibility of prices and wages matter?
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (2), 315-341

1992

20. Marginal Tax Reform in Different Macroeconomic Regimes
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1992, 47, (Supplement), 256-70 View citations (3)