TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Ramos, Xavier
AU  - gaer, Dirk Van de
        TI  - Is Inequality of Opportunity Robust to the Measurement Approach?
        PY  - 2017/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11157
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp11157
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - equality of opportunity
KW  - measurement
KW  - ex-ante
KW  - ex-post
KW  - direct approach
KW  - indirect approach
KW  - responsibility
KW  - effort
KW  - income
KW  - EU-SILC
        ER  -