This paper analyses the extent of income inequality and opportunity inequality in 25 European countries. The present … work contributes to understanding the origin of standard income inequality, helping to identify potential institutional …

and upper bound estimates - both for gross and net earnings based either on periodical or permanent income - for both …

control. We use data for Swedish men born between 1955 and 1967 for whom we measure the distribution of long-run income, as … well as several important background circumstances, such as parental education and income, family structure and own IQ … what extent is existing income inequality due to circumstances, as opposed to 'effort'? Our results suggest that several …

income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …

income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …

income generation process affects this association. Building on a two-period model of individual life-time utility … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …