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

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6672

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
• Subject: equality of opportunity ; measurement ; compensation ; responsibility ; effort ; circumstances ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Vergütungssystem ; Einkommensverteilung ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ramos, Xavi ; Van de Gaer, Dirk
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/62458
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET