Empirical approaches to inequality of opportunity: principles, measures, and evidence

Xavi Ramos () and Dirk Van de gaer

No 2012026, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE from Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

Abstract: We put together the different conceptual issues involved in measuring inequality of opportunity, discuss how these concepts have been translated into computable measures, and point out the problems and choices researchers face when implementing these measures. Our analysis identifies and suggests several new possibilities to measure inequality of opportunity. The approaches are illustrated with a selective survey of the empirical literature on income inequality of opportunity.

Keywords: equality of opportunity; measurement; compensation; responsibility; effort; circumstances (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D3 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-07-25
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Working Paper: Empirical Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity: Principles, Measures, and Evidence (2012)
Working Paper: Empirical Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity: Principles, Measures, and Evidence (2012)
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