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Cogneau, Denis; Bossuroy, Thomas; de Vreyer, Philippe; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006

A new analysis of large-sample surveys in five comparable Sub-Saharan African countries allows measuring for the first time inequality of opportunity in Africa, aside inequality of resources and of living standards. We confirm the prevalence of high levels of inequality among the region’s...

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Essays in public economics and on equality of opportunity

Schüle, Paul Valentin - 2024

Die Dissertation besteht aus vier eigenständigen empirischen Aufsätzen. Das erste Kapitel untersucht auf der Grundlage von Gewerbesteuererhöhungen auf Gemeindeebene in Deutschland, inwieweit Unternehmen ihre Investitionspläne an höhere Steuersätze anpassen. Die weiteren Kapitel befassen...

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Lower and upper bounds of unfair inequality : theory and evidence for Germany and the US

Niehues, Judith; Peichl, Andreas - 2011

Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of the full set of endowed circumstances beyond the sphere of individual responsibility. In this paper, we suggest a new estimator based on a fixed effects panel model which...

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Dissecting inequality-averse preferences

Bergolo, Marcelo; Burdín, Gabriel; Burone, Santiago; … - 2021

comes from effort rather than luck regardless of their income position; (4) the effect of social mobility on inequality …

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A meritocratic origin of egalitarian behavior

Cappelen, Alexander W.; Möllerström, Johanna; Reme, … - 2019

luck. We show theoretically that meritocrats in such situations can become very egalitarian in their behavior, and that the …

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Inequality of opportunity and income redistribution

Preuß, Marcel; Reyes, Germán; Somerville, Jason; Wu, Joyce - 2023

We examine how people redistribute income when there is uncertainty about the role luck plays in determining … whether luck magnified workers' effort ("lucky opportunities") or determined workers' income directly ("lucky outcomes"). We … find that participants redistribute less and are less reactive to changes in the importance of luck in environments with …

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Inequality of opportunity and income redistribution

Preuß, Marcel; Reyes, Germán; Somerville, Jason; Wu, Joy - 2024

Support for redistribution depends on whether inequality stems from differences in performance or luck, but different … sources of luck may impact redistribution differentially. We elicit redistribution decisions from a U.S.-representative sample … who observe worker earnings and whether luck influenced their earnings directly ("lucky outcomes") or indirectly by …

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Doing rawls justice : evidence from the PSID

Abatemarco, Antonio - 2016

Distributive value judgments based on the ‘origins’ of economic inequalities (e.g. circumstances and responsible choices) are increasingly evoked to argue that ‘the worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal’. However, one may reasonably agree that distributive value...

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Doing Rawls justice : evidence from the PSID

Abatemarco, Antonio - 2016

Distributive value judgments based on the 'origins' of economic inequalities (e.g. circumstances and responsible choices) are increasingly evoked to argue that 'the worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal'. However, one may reasonably agree that distributive value...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522684

Fairness in education: the Italian university before and after the reform

Brunori, Paolo; Peragine, Vito; Serlenga, Laura - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic … - 2010

In 2001 the Italian tertiary education system embarked in a broad process of reform. The main novelty brought by the reform was a reduction of the length of study to get a first level degree together with the introduction of a 2-years, second level, master degree. This paper aims at studying the...

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