Generalized Gini Indices of Equality of Opportunity

dc.contributor.author	Weymark, John A.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-13T19:45:42Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-13T19:45:42Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1803/15674
dc.description.abstract	This article considers the ranking of profiles of opportunity sets on the basis of their equality. A version of the Pigou-Dalton transfer principle that is appropriate for the measurement of opportunity inequality is introduced and used to axiomatize the class of generalized Gini equality of opportunity orderings. A characterization of the class of generalized Gini social preference orderings for opportunity profiles is also provided.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Vanderbilt University	en
dc.subject	Equity
dc.subject	equality of opportunity
dc.subject	Gini
dc.subject	inequality measurement
dc.subject	opportunity sets
dc.subject	JEL Classification Number: D63
dc.subject.other
dc.title	Generalized Gini Indices of Equality of Opportunity
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dc.description.department	Economics