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Inequality of Opportunity in Brazil
Bourguignon, François; Ferreira, Francisco; Menéndez, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
This paper proposes a measure of the contribution of unequal opportunities to earnings inequality. Drawing on the distinction between ‘circumstance’ and ‘effort’ variables in John Roemer’s work on equality of opportunity, we associate inequality of opportunities with five observed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166428
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L’apport des analyses longitudinales dans la connaissance des phénomènes de pauvreté et exclusion sociale
Fall, M.; Menéndez, Marta - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708109
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For Richer or for Poorer ? Evidence from Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela
Fields, Gary S.; Cichello, Paul; Freije, Samuel; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2003
counterparts. Thus, with one exception, the empirical importance of cumulative advantage, poverty traps, and skill-biased technical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166523
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Income Dynamics in Argentina During the 1990’s : "Mobiles" Do Change with type of Macroeconomic Shock
Albornoz, Facundo; Menéndez, Marta - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
Using panel data from Argentina during the 1990’s, this paper concludes that, in Argentina, income ‘mobiles’ did change over time. Among the household variables with a structural relation with income dynamics, we find university education, protecting from income declines though not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166565
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Inequality of Opportunity in Brazil: A Corrigendum
Bourguignon, François; Ferreira, Francisco; Menéndez, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
This note acknowledges and corrects a programming error in our paper “Inequality of Opportunity in Brazil” (Review of Income and Wealth, 53(4), 585–618, 2007). Once the error is corrected, our bounds approach to the identification of individual model parameters in the presence of omitted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166542
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Inequality of Opportunity in Health in Indonesia
Jusot, Florence; Mage-bertomeu, Sabine; Menéndez, Marta - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
Whereas health equity issues are undoubtedly more relevant in developing countries, research on health inequalities and, more specifically, on inequality of opportunity in the health dimension, remains scarce in this context. This paper explores the degree of inequality of opportunity in health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960509
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Trade liberalization, inequality, and poverty in Brazilian States
Castilho, Marta; Menéndez, Marta; Sztulman, Aude - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 40 (2012) 4, pp. 821-835
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009545994
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Trade Liberalization, Inequality and Poverty in Brazilian States
Menéndez, Marta; Castilho, Marta; Sztulman, Aude - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
poverty using detailed micro-data across Brazilian states, from 1987 to 2005. Results suggest that Brazilian states that were … more exposed to tariff cuts experienced smaller reductions in household poverty and inequality. If significance of results … on Brazilian states depends on the choice of poverty and inequality indicators, robust and contrasting results emerge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707096
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Trade Liberalization, Inequality and Poverty in Brazilian States
Sztulman, Aude; Menéndez, Marta; Castilho, Marta - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
poverty using detailed micro-data across Brazilian states, from 1987 to 2005. Results suggest that Brazilian states that were … more exposed to tariff cuts experienced smaller reductions in household poverty and inequality. If significance of results … on Brazilian states depends on the choice of poverty and inequality indicators, robust and contrasting results emerge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708930