This paper investigates the link between inequality and demand for redistribution by looking at how individuals form … their perceptions of inequality. Most of the literature analyzing demand for redistribution has focused on objective … inequality, rather than subjective perceptions of inequality. However, a model that links demand for redistribution to subjective …

The main goal of this paper is to document and analyze the long-term evolution of inequality of opportunity and thus … evolution of inequality of opportunity is measured for a period of about two decades for the whole populations, as well as for … different birth cohorts. Relative inequality of opportunity represents an important portion of total income inequality, with …

The growing economic fissures in the societies of Europe and Central Asia between generations, between insiders and … emerging forms of inequality. Public surveys reveal rising concerns over inequality of opportunity, while electoral results …

into a market-oriented economy. This paper offers a comprehensive study of inequality and mobility patterns for Russia … findings show rising income levels and decreasing inequality, with the latter being mostly caused by pro-poor growth rather … than redistribution. The poorest tercile experienced a growth rate that was more than 10 times that of the richest tercile …

In response to a growing interest in comparing inequality levels and trends across countries, several cross …-national inequality databases are now available. These databases differ considerably in purpose, coverage, data sources, inclusion and … exclusion criteria, and quality of documentation. A special issue of the Journal of Economic Inequality, which this paper …

decline in earnings inequality was even larger by other measures, with the 90-10 percentile ratio falling by almost 40 percent … direct effect of minimum wages on inequality was muted …

-micro simulation model, the paper assesses how this shock affects poverty, inequality, and shared prosperity for the case of the …

developed dataset and methodological approach for evaluating the global poverty and inequality effects of policy reforms. It …

This paper seeks to measure inequality of opportunity for education in turkey, taking into account both the quantity … possessions and electronics, seem to account for the largest inequality shares. Once the composition of families is controlled for …

redistribution measures aiming at simply protecting consumption levels may not be sufficient to restore the economic well …