Measuring rank mobility with variable population size

Walter Bossert, Burak Can and Conchita D’Ambrosio ()
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Conchita D’Ambrosio: INSIDE, University of Luxembourg
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Social Choice and Welfare, 2016, vol. 46, issue 4, No 10, 917-931

Abstract: Abstract We provide a characterization of a class of rank-mobility measures. These measures generalize the Kemeny measure that is well-known from the literature on measuring the distance between orderings. We use replication invariance to ensure that our measures are applicable in variable-population settings. The rank-based approach to mobility has a natural connection with the study of social status. Rank-based measures are widely applied in empirical research but their theoretical foundation is still in need of further investigation, and we consider our approach to be a contribution towards this objective. Journal of Economic Literature Classification No.: D63.

Date: 2016
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