Measuring multidimensional inequality of opportunity

Martyna Kobus, Marek Kapera and Vito Peragine

No wp-2020-19, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper develops a normative approach to the measurement of ex-ante inequality of opportunity in a multidimensional setting—that is, when the individual outcome is represented by a multidimensional variable. We characterize three classes of social welfare functions, all endorsing ex-ante compensation but each reflecting a specific reward principle: (1) utilitarian, (2) agnostic, and (3) averse. The first class is implemented via generalized Lorenz dominance applied to each attribute separately.

Keywords: Equality of opportunity; Economic inequality; Multidimensional welfare; Multidimensional inequality; Multidimensional welfare measurement; Lorenz dominance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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