fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … inequality. Second, average unfair inequality doubles when complementing the ideal of an equal opportunity society with poverty … 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 … inequality. Second, average unfair inequality doubles when complementing the ideal of an equal opportunity society with poverty … debate by proposing a new family of measures of unfair inequality. To do so, we acknowledge that inequality is not bad per se …

poverty. We provide two empirical applications of our measure. First, we analyze the development of inequality in the US 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 …

measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …

measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …

Abstract: We study the impact of unjust inequality on social trust and trustworthiness, and its separate effect on the … economic inequality on social interactions. Probing the boundaries of this effect, we document that this erosion of social …

Meritocratic beliefs are often invoked as justification of inequality. We provide evidence on how meritocratic beliefs … are shaped by economic status and how they contribute to the moral justification of inequality. In a large-scale survey …. Exploiting exogenous variation in meritocratic beliefs in a two-stage analysis shows that beliefs affect how much inequality …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …

In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …

Understanding the exact connection between inequality and justice is important because justice is classically regarded … as the first line of defense against self-interest and inequality. Absent a strong and clear link between inequality and … justice, the sense of justice would not awaken to exert its moral suasion, no matter how great the inequality or how fast its …