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| Giuseppe Pignataro |
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| ''Decomposing equality of opportunity by income sources'' |
| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.2 ) |
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| An opportunity egalitarian view focus not only on equality of outcomes but essentially on the means or opportunities to realize such outcomes. In this paper we propose a methodology to decompose an opportunity egalitarian Atkinson index by income sources seeking for a measure of overall equality into an opportunity and a responsibility component.
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| Keywords: equality of opportunity, measurement, equivalent income, income sources, factor components |
JEL: D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General
I3 - Welfare and Poverty: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Apr 21 2009 | | Manuscript Accepted : Apr 28 2009 |
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