Empirical evidence on distributional preferences shows that people do not judge inequality as problematic per se but … inequality do not adequately reflect these normative preferences. In this paper we address this shortcoming by developing a new … measure of unfair inequality that reconciles two widely-held fairness principles: equality of opportunity and freedom from …

Empirical evidence on distributional preferences shows that people do not judge inequality as problematic per se but … inequality do not adequately reflect these normative preferences. In this paper, we address this shortcoming by developing a new … measure of unfair inequality that reconciles two idely-held fairness principles: equality of opportunity and freedom from …

biased estimates of inequality of opportunity. These shortcomings are particularly pronounced for emerging economies in which … bounds of inequality of opportunity for a set of emerging economies. Thereby, we address recent critiques that worry about … the prevalence of lower bound estimates and the ensuing scope for downplaying the normative significance of inequality. …

debate by proposing a new family of measures of unfair inequality. To do so, we acknowledge that inequality is not bad per se … fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … empirical applications provide important new insights on the development of unfair inequality both over time (in the US) and …

debate by proposing a new family of measures of unfair inequality. To do so, we acknowledge that inequality is not bad per se … fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … empirical applications provide important new insights on the development of unfair inequality both over time (in the US) and …

biased estimates of inequality of opportunity. These shortcomings may be particularly pronounced for emerging economies in … extent of upward and downward bias in inequality of opportunity estimates for a set of twelve emerging economies. Our … findings suggest strongly downward biased estimates of inequality of opportunity in these countries. To the contrary, there is …

The case of German reunification has been subject to extensive research on earnings inequality and labor market ….Using German micro data, we empirically analyze how circumstances beyond the sphere of individual control explain inequality …