We show that measures of inequality of opportunity (IOP) fully consistent with Roemer (1998)’s IOP theory can be …

We show that measures of inequality of opportunity (IOP) fully consistent with Roemer (1998)'s IOP theory can be …

I discuss a new approach which decomposes inequality into the contributions of population groups by income sources. I … element indicating the marginal change in the inequality contribution of a group (as measured by the recentered influence … function) when an income source is added and with all contributions adding up to overall inequality. The approach can be used …

and inequality in Indonesia by applying Theil’s L decomposition (both static and dynamic) to the National Socio … and dynamic decomposition of Theils’s L, this study found that (i) the root cause of increasing inequality in Indonesia is … been associated with growing levels of income inequality. This paper explores the link between structural transformation …

In this paper, we investigate the long-term trend of consumption inequality in Mozambique. We show that an imbalanced … growth path disproportionally benefited the better-off and caused increasing inequality, especially in more recent years …, curbing the necessary reduction in poverty. Using a regression decomposition technique, our results suggest that this trend …

The Great Recession and the widespread adoption of fiscal austerity policies have heightened concern about inequality …., 2017), the overall change in income inequality is decomposed into parts attributable to the change in market income … inequality, changes in discretionary tax-benefit policy and automatic stabilisation effects. We implement this approach using the …

In this paper, I quantify the contribution of a subpopulation to inequality. This is defined as the sum of the … contributions of its members, with these contributions computed as the impact on inequality of a small increase in the population … mass at each point of the distribution (using the Recentered Influence Function). The decomposition is shown to verify …

The Great Recession and the widespread adoption of fiscal austerity policies have heightened concern about inequality …., 2017), the overall change in income inequality is decomposed into parts attributable to the change in market income … inequality, changes in discretionary tax-benefit policy and automatic stabilisation effects. We implement this approach using the …

decomposition of the Gini index through Shapley's approach, within-group inequality is greater than between-group inequality. These …This paper aims at measuring and analysing for the first time inequality in the distribution of expenditures among …

While inequality of opportunity (IOp) in earnings is well studied, the literature on IOp in individual net wealth is … and for a detailed decomposition of net wealth inequality into a variety of circumstances; among them childhood background …, intergenerational transfers, and regional characteristics. The ratio of inequality of opportunity to total inequality is stable from …