Inequality of Opportunity: Theoretical Considerations and Recent Empirical Evidence

Flaviana Palmisano () and Vito Peragine
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Flaviana Palmisano: Sapienza University of Rome

Chapter Chapter 8 in Advances in Economic Measurement, 2022, pp 349-386 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter provides a discussion of the normative foundation of the theory of (in)equality of opportunity, the different declinations of the principle of equality of opportunity proposed by the literature and its mathematical construct. It also offers a review of the most recent empirical findings on the measurement of inequality of opportunity in both the monetary and non-monetary spaces.

Keywords: Inequality of opportunity; Effort; Circumstances; Income; Education; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2023-3_8

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