Evaluating distributions of opportunities from behind a veil of ignorance: A robust approach
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- Francesco Andreoli & Mathieu Faure & Nicolas Gravel & Tista Kundu, 2021. "Evaluating distributions of opportunities from behind a veil of ignorance: A robust approach," Working Papers halshs-03294267, HAL.
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Keywords
equalizing opportunities; groups; zonotopes; gender; education;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LTV-2021-08-09 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
- NEP-UPT-2021-08-09 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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