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Inequality of Opportunity, Income Inequality and Economic Mobility : Some International Comparisons

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dc.contributor.authorBrunori, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Francisco H.G.
dc.contributor.authorPeragine, Vito
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-29T17:34:09Z
dc.date.available2013-01-29T17:34:09Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractDespite a recent surge in the number of studies attempting to measure inequality of opportunity in various countries, methodological differences have so far prevented meaningful international comparisons. This paper presents a comparison of ex-ante measures of inequality of economic opportunity (IEO) across 41 countries, and of the Human Opportunity Index (HOI) for 39 countries. It also examines international correlations between these indices and output per capita, income inequality, and intergenerational mobility. The analysis finds evidence of a "Kuznets curve" for inequality of opportunity, and finds that the IEO index is positively correlated with overall income inequality, and negatively with measures of intergenerational mobility, both in incomes and in years of schooling. The HOI is highly correlated with the Human Development Index, and its internal measure of inequality of opportunity yields very different country rankings from the IEO measure.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17150436/inequality-opportunity-income-inequality-economic-mobility-some-international-comparisons
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6304
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12193
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6304
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectBETWEEN-GROUP INEQUALITY
dc.subjectCAUSE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE INCOME INEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC STUDIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS LITERATURE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF POVERTY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL APPROACHES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectEX-ANTE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS FACTORS
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORM
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGNP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROSS INCOME
dc.subjectGROWTH ELASTICITY
dc.subjectHBS
dc.subjectHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME COMPONENTS
dc.subjectINCOME DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINDEX OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL INCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES IN INCOME
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY AVERSION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY DECOMPOSITION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY INDEX
dc.subjectINEQUALITY LEVELS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL EARNINGS ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL EARNINGS MOBILITY
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL ELASTICITY OF EARNINGS
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectINVERTED-U RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR INCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLINEAR RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEAN LOG DEVIATION
dc.subjectMEAN VALUE
dc.subjectMEASURE OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMEASURES OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMEASURING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNEGATIVE CORRELATION
dc.subjectNORMATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectNUMERICAL VALUE
dc.subjectOLIGARCHY
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY SET
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY SETS
dc.subjectOUTPUT PER CAPITA
dc.subjectOVERALL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANNELS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INFLUENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOSITIVE CORRELATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectTOTAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectUNEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWELFARE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELL-BEING
dc.subjectWELLBEING
dc.titleInequality of Opportunity, Income Inequality and Economic Mobility : Some International Comparisonsen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:13:07.155547Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17150436/inequality-opportunity-income-inequality-economic-mobility-some-international-comparisons
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6304
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okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Participation and civic engagement
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
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