Inequality of opportunity in income and consumption : the Middle East and North Africa Region in comparative perspective
Joint Authors
Assaad, Ragui
Roemer, John
Salihi Asfahani, Djavad
Krafft, Caroline
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 979-1073 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-31, 31 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
31
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Abstract EN
Social justice has been a central theme in the political turmoil affecting the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Perplexingly, standard measures of inequality are not particularly high for MENA countries.
One possible explanation for this apparent contradiction is that observed inequality may be masking a large share of inequality of opportunity, the unjustifiable type of inequality associated with social class or other circumstances over which an individual has no control.
In this paper we extend the literature on inequality of opportunity in the MENA region by providing estimates of inequality of opportunity in incomes and consumption for Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia.
Our results show low levels of inequality of opportunity, as well as inequality, in income measures in the countries examined.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Assaad, Ragui& Krafft, Caroline& Roemer, John& Salihi Asfahani, Djavad. 2016. Inequality of opportunity in income and consumption : the Middle East and North Africa Region in comparative perspective. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-31.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krafft, Caroline…[et al.]. Inequality of opportunity in income and consumption : the Middle East and North Africa Region in comparative perspective. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 979-1073 (Dec. 2016), pp.1-31.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Assaad, Ragui& Krafft, Caroline& Roemer, John& Salihi Asfahani, Djavad. Inequality of opportunity in income and consumption : the Middle East and North Africa Region in comparative perspective. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-689092
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 18-31
Record ID
BIM-689092