France. The multi-decomposition of an inequality measure allows us to put into perspective the role of social spending and …. However, we question the extent to which this multidimensional inequality indicator is a relevant tool for the study of … intergenerational inequalities. Does the multidimensional inequality indicator allow to deliver conclusions regarding retirement …

results suggest that the spatial inequality dimension should be added to analyses of income and poverty transition dynamics. …

This paper studies the impact of the progressivity of income and inheritance tax on wealth inequality in France. By … inheritance-tax progressivity in reducing wealth inequality. Income-tax progressivity reduces income risk. The precautionary … saving of the wealthiest agents decreases and wealth inequality narrows. Inheritance-tax progressivity does not modify income …

inequality in developing countries. This relationship has been widely discussed by economists during the last few years. The … the third part of the paper, most empirical studies on the relationship between trade, poverty and inequality show that … trade has contributed to increased inequality in developing countries, which contradicts the results of standard economic …

This paper examines for the first time inequality of opportunity for income in Africa, by analyzing large …, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar and Uganda. We compute inequality of opportunity indexes in keeping with the main proposals in the … structure. Among our five countries, Ghana in 1988 has by far the lowest income inequality between individuals of different …

time inequality of opportunity in Africa, aside inequality of resources and of living standards. We confirm the prevalence … of high levels of inequality among the region’s countries. Yet we also find considerable differences in the structures of … this inequality. Furthermore, intergenerational educational and occupational mobility and the equality of opportunity for …

This paper proposes a measure of the contribution of unequal opportunities to earnings inequality. Drawing on the … inequality of opportunities with five observed circumstances which lie beyond the control of the individual – father’s and mother … opportunity-forming circumstances in accounting for earnings inequality in one of the world’s most unequal countries. We also …

This note acknowledges and corrects a programming error in our paper “Inequality of Opportunity in Brazil” (Review of …. In the specific context of the measurement of inequality of opportunity, this implies that the decomposition of overall … inequality of opportunity into direct and indirect effects is not reliable. However, the parametric approach introduced in our …

This paper studies the impact of trade liberalization and international trade on household income inequality and … 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 …