Robust cross-country analysis of inequality of opportunity

Research output: Working paper

Abstract

International rankings of countries based on inequality of opportunity indices may not be robust vis-à-vis the specific metric adopted to measure opportunities. Indices often aggregate relevant information and neglect to control for normatively irrelevant distributional factors. This paper shows that gap curves can be estimated from crosssectional data and adopted to test hypotheses about robust cross-country comparisons of (in)equality of opportunity.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherECINEQ
Number of pages26
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019

Publication series

NameECINEQ Working Paper
PublisherECINEQ
No.492

Keywords

  • Inequality of opportunity
  • EU-SILC
  • gap curves.

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