Lower bounds on inequality of opportunity and measurement error

Carlos Balcazar

Economics Letters, 2015, vol. 137, issue C, 102-105

Abstract: I show that lower bound estimates of inequality of opportunity can have substantial measurement error, and that measurement error can vary considerably across samples. As a consequence, the traditional cross-country comparisons researchers make can be misleading.

Keywords: Inequality of opportunity; Lower bounds; Measurement error (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D39 D63 O50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.026

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