%0 Report
        %A Ramos, Xavier
%A gaer, Dirk Van de
        %T Is Inequality of Opportunity Robust to the Measurement Approach?
        %D 2017
        %8 2017 Nov
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 11157
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp11157
        %X Recent literature has suggested many ways of measuring equality of opportunity. We analyze in a systematic manner the various approaches put forth in the literature to show whether and to what extent different choices matter empirically. We use EU-SILC data for most European countries for 2005 and 2011. The choice between ex-ante and ex-post approaches is crucial and has a substantial influence on inequality of opportunity country orderings. Growth regressions also illustrate the relevance of conceptual choices. We only find significant negative effects for some direct parametric ex-ante measures.
        %K equality of opportunity
%K measurement
%K ex-ante
%K ex-post
%K direct approach
%K indirect approach
%K responsibility
%K effort
%K income
%K EU-SILC