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1. 1. Equality of Opportunity in Argentina - A Case Study of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program "Universal Allocation per Child"

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Felicia Numhauser; [2013]
   Keywords : Conditional Cash Transfers; Universal Allocation per Child; Equality of Opportunity; Human Opportunity Index; Public Policy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study is an evaluation of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program Universal Allocation per Child (AUH) in Argentina as a policy to reduce inequality of opportunity among children. Creating a Human Development Index (HOI), as developed by Paes de Barros et al. READ MORE

3. 2. Measuring Inequality - What kind of inequality matters and what's the best way to measure it?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Felicia Numhauser; [2012]
   Keywords : Inequality; inequality measurement; fairness; equity; Latin America; Caribbean; Welfare; Opportunities; Gini; General Entropy Class; Atkinson Class; IHDI; HOI; Top-Down Approach; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates what kind of inequality the world is concerned about today and compares traditional and new measures of inequality to see how these measures relate to current views on fairness and justice. The analysis is based on different theories of justice and measurement princi- ples, and the relationship between each measure and the theory is investigated. READ MORE