Robust Inequality of Opportunity Comparisons: Theory and Application to Early-Childhood Policy Evaluation
| Autor: | Arnaud Lefranc, Francesco Andreoli, Tarjei Havnes |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
inequality Inequality eco- nomic distance media_common.quotation_subject public policy income distribution JEL: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods/C.C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General/C.C1.C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General Equalization (audio) Equality of Opportunity JEL: I - Health Education and Welfare/I.I2 - Education and Research Institutions/I.I2.I24 - Education and Inequality 0502 economics and business Econometrics Economics Early childhood 050207 economics JEL: J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J6 - Mobility Unemployment Vacancies and Immigrant Workers/J.J6.J62 - Job Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility 10. No inequality 050205 econometrics media_common child care pre-school Norway 05 social sciences inverse stochastic dominance 16. Peace & justice [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance income kindergarten. policy evaluation Equality of Opportunity Norway inequality income kindergarten. policy evaluation Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Review of Economics and Statistics Review of Economics and Statistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press), 2019, 101 (2), pp.355-369. ⟨10.1162/rest_a_00747⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0034-6535 1530-9142 |
| DOI: | 10.1162/rest_a_00747⟩ |
| Popis: | This paper develops a criterion to assess equalization of opportunity that is consistent with theoretical views of equality of opportunity. We characterize inequality of opportunity as a situation where some groups in society enjoy an illegitimate advantage. In this context, equalization of opportunity requires that the extent of the illegitimate advantage enjoyed by the privileged groups falls. Robustness requires that this judgement be supported by the broadest class of individual preferences. We formalize this criterion in a decision theoretic framework, and derive an empirical condition for equalization of opportunity based on observed opportunity distributions. The criterion is used to assess the effectiveness of child care at equalizing opportunity among children, using quantile treatment effects estimates of a major child care reform in Norway. Overall, we find strong evidence supporting equalization of opportunity. © 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press) |
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