Many studies have estimated the effect of circumstances on income acquisition. Perhaps surprisingly, the fraction of … inequality attributable to circumstances is usually quite small - in the advanced democracies, on the order of 20%. One reason … accomplishments of children should be considered the consequence of circumstances: That is, an individual should not be considered to …

of such estimates. In this paper we argue that neglecting heterogeneity in the influence of circumstances across types as … well as neglecting heterogeneity in type-specific effort distributions are two important sources of the downward bias in … inequality of opportunity measures. Compared to the standard parametric approach of ex ante measurement of inequality of …

of such estimates. In this paper we argue that neglecting heterogeneity in the influence of circumstances across types as … well as neglecting heterogeneity in type-specific effort distributions are two important sources of the downward bias in … inequality of opportunity measures. Compared to the standard parametric approach of ex ante measurement of inequality of …

Many studies have estimated the effect of circumstances on income acquisition. Perhaps surprisingly, the fraction of … inequality attributable to circumstances is usually quite small - in the advanced democracies, on the order of 20%. One reason … accomplishments of children should be considered the consequence of circumstances: That is, an individual should not be considered to …

of endowed characteristics beyond the sphere of individual responsibility. Knowing the true size of unfair IOp, however …

of endowed characteristics beyond the sphere of individual responsibility. Knowing the true size of unfair IOp, however …