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Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada - 2010

Using self reported measures of life satisfaction and risk attitudes, we empirically test whether there is a …

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Perception of Corruption and Public Support for Redistribution in Latin America

Hauk, Esther - 2017

corruption perceptions, and preferences for redistribution in Latin America. Our empirical study is guided by a theoretical model … model perceived corruption influences people's preferences for redistribution through two channels. On the one hand it … undermines trust in government, which reduces people's support for redistribution. On the other hand, more corruption decreases …

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Empirical Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity : Principles, Measures, and Evidence

Ramos, Xavier - 2012

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...

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Is Inequality of Opportunity Robust to the Measurement Approach?

Ramos, Xavier - 2017

Recent literature has suggested many ways of measuring equality of opportunity. We analyze in a systematic manner the various approaches put forth in the literature to show whether and to what extent different choices matter empirically. We use EU-SILC data for most European countries for 2005...

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Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity Based on Counterfactuals

Van de Gaer, Dirk - 2015

The theoretical literature on inequality of opportunity formulates basic properties that measures of inequality of opportunity should have. Standard methods for the measurement of inequality of opportunity require the construction of counterfactual outcome distributions through statistical...

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Ex Post Inequality of Opportunity Comparisons

Fleurbaey, Marc - 2015

In this paper we propose different criteria to rank income distributions according to equality of opportunity. Different from existing ones, our criteria explicitly recognize the interplay between circumstances and effort. We characterize them axiomatically and we compare them with existing...

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On the Measurement of Polarisation : A Questionnaire Study

Amiel, Yoram; Cowell, Frank; Ramos, Xavier - 2021

Starting from the axiomatisation of polarisation contained in Esteban and Ray (1994) and Chakravarty and Majumdar (2001) we investigate whether people's perceptions of income polarisation is consistent with the key axioms. This is carried out using a questionnaire-experimental approach that...

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Equality of Opportunity for Well-Being

Mahler, Daniel - 2017

A growing literature has tried to measure the extent to which individuals have equal opportunities to acquire income. At the same time, policy makers have doubled down on efforts to go beyond income when measuring well- being. We attempt to bridge these two areas by measuring the extent to which...

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Choosing or Inheriting the Joneses : The Origins of Reference Groups

Leites, Martin; Paleo, Camila; Ramos, Xavier; Salas, Gonzalo - 2022

Do individuals choose their reference groups, i.e. their Joneses, or are they culturally transmitted across generations? We provide evidence that feeds the theoretical debate about the endogeneity or exogeneity of reference groups. Our findings for Uruguay suggest that reference groups are...

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