Entropic mobility index as a measure of (in)equality of opportunity

Jun Matsui ()

Economics Letters, 2020, vol. 194, issue C

Abstract: We propose a normative mobility index for the measurement of opportunity (in)equality by applying quantum entropy to transition matrices.

Keywords: Mobility; Opportunity; Entropy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109414

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