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 …

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 …

This analysis aims to understand the role and the extent of childhood circumstances in current inequality in health … European countries are measured using the popular concentration index. We then implement the decomposition method of the … adulthood in Europe. As childhood circumstances represent unfair sources of inequality, these results give an empirical …

popular concentration index. We then implement the decomposition method of the indices and evaluate the contribution of the …

This paper presents a way to explore how macroeconomic shifts cause inequality changes. It is based on the backwardness … control over the direct impact on inequality changes caused by macroeconomic changes that affects the relative competitiveness … unobserved characteristics). The decomposition methodology here proposed shows to be consistent under few assumptions (log normal …

sensitivity of country inequality rankings to conversion schemes and explain the finding by means of inequality decomposition. A …Two conversion schemes are usually employed for assessing personal-income inequality from household equivalent incomes …

acknowledged approaches in the study of income inequality and redistribution: Kakwani’s (1984) decomposition of redistributive … effect into vertical and horizontal effects and Lerman and Yitzhaki’s (1985) decomposition of marginal changes in income … inequality into contributions of different income components. The roles of taxes and benefits in achieving vertical, horizontal …