- Ferreira , Francisco H. G.; Gignoux, Jeremie;
- 2008/07/01
- Policy Research Working Paper;
- WPS4659
- 1
- 1
- World;
- The World Region;
- 2010/07/01
- Disclosed
- The measurement of inequality of opportunity : theory and an application to Latin America
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... See More +
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