The Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity : Theory And An Application To Latin America

The Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity : Theory And An Application To Latin America / Ferreira, Francisco H.G

What part of the inequality observed in a particular country is due to unequal opportunities, rather than to differences in individual efforts or luck? This paper estimates a lower bound for the opportunity share of inequality in labor earnings, household income per capita and household consumption...

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Main Authors:Ferreira, Francisco H. G.
Other Authors:Gignoux, Jeremie
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2008
Subjects:
Consumption
Economic Theory and Research
Economic inequality
Equity and Development
Gender
Gender and
Gender and Law
Household income
Income differences
Incomes
Inequality
International Economics & Trade
Law and Development
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Multiple equilibria
Policy research
Poverty Impact Evaluation
Poverty Reduction
Product
Public Sector Development
Public policy
Rural Development
Rural Poverty Reduction
Services and Transfers to Poor
Trade Policy
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