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Equality of Opportunity and the Distribution of Long-Run Income in Sweden
Björklund, Anders; Jäntti, Markus; Roemer, John E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
what extent is existing income inequality due to circumstances, as opposed to 'effort'? Our results suggest that several … circumstances, importantly both parental income and own IQ, are important for long-run income inequality, but that variations in … individual effort account for the most part of that inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836680
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Equality of opportunity and the distribution of long-run income in Sweden
Björklund, Anders; Jäntti, Markus; Roemer, John E. - 2011
what extent is existing income inequality due to circumstances, as opposed to 'effort'? Our results suggest that several … circumstances, importantly both parental income and own IQ, are important for long-run income inequality, but that variations in … individual effort account for the most part of that inequality. -- equality of opportunity ; family background ; inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009130144
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Circumstances and determination of individual outcomes in Bolivia : family background and equality of opportunities (2003-2013)
Herrera Jiménez, Alejandro; Villegas Quino, Horacio - 2016
We analyze the effect of some circumstances, i.e. exogenously determined individual characteristics, over individual income and likewise over achieved years of education. Gathering information for Bolivia and applying the theoretical scheme of Equality of Opportunity, this paper identifies as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011703371
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On the variability of income within and across generations
Jäntti, Markus; Lindahl, Lena - In: Economics Letters 117 (2012) 1, pp. 165-167
We examine the association of income variability both within and across generations based on a heterogeneous growth model of permanent and transitory income in Sweden. Non-parametric regressions reveal that income variability is strongly associated with long-run levels of income, especially for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011041732
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Equality of Opportunity and the Distribution of Long-Run Income in Sweden
Bjorklund, Anders - 2011
what extent is existing income inequality due to circumstances, as opposed to 'effort'? Our results suggest that several … circumstances, importantly both parental income and own IQ, are important for long-run income inequality, but that variations in … individual effort account for the most part of that inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130461
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Equality of Opportunity, Heterogeneity and Poverty
Nilsson, William - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2005
behavior would make the relationship nonlinear. The results indicate significant inequality of opportunities. However, they do …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005424018
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Equality of opportunity : East vs. West Germany
Peichl, Andreas; Ungerer, Martin - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391647
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On the origins of socio-economic inequalities : evidence from twin families
Bingley, Paul; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2023
We propose a twin family model linking twins with their spouses and children to quantify the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in explaining the variance of socio-economic outcomes. Using data from the Danish Twins Registry and population registers, we test and relax the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014394210
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Measuring unfair inequality : reconciling equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty
Hufe, Paul; Kanbur, Ravi; Peichl, Andreas - 2018
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011874411
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Measuring unfair inequality : reconciling equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty
Hufe, Paul; Kanbur, Ravi; Peichl, Andreas - 2018
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011864650