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Relocating the responsibility cut: should more responsibility imply less redistribution?

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  • Alexander W. Cappelen

    (University of Oslo and the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway, alexander.cappelen@nhh.no)

  • Bertil Tungodden

    (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, bertil.tungodden@nhh.no)

Abstract

Liberal egalitarian theories of justice argue that inequalities arising from non-responsibility factors should be eliminated, but that inequalities arising from responsibility factors should be accepted. This article discusses how the fairness argument for redistribution within a liberal egalitarian framework is affected by a relocation of the cut between responsibility and non-responsibility factors. The article also discusses the claim that equalization of some non-responsibility factors will reduce the ideal level of redistribution.

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  • Alexander W. Cappelen & Bertil Tungodden, 2006. "Relocating the responsibility cut: should more responsibility imply less redistribution?," Politics, Philosophy & Economics, , vol. 5(3), pages 353-362, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pophec:v:5:y:2006:i:3:p:353-362
    DOI: 10.1177/1470594X06068304
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    1. Ramos, Xavier & Van de gaer, Dirk, 2012. "Empirical Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity: Principles, Measures, and Evidence," IZA Discussion Papers 6672, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Isaksson, Ann-Sofie & Lindskog, Annika, 2007. "Preferences for redistribution - a cross-country study in fairness," Working Papers in Economics 258, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
    3. Ingvild Alm s, 2008. "Equalizing Income Versus Equalizing Opportunity: A Comparison of the United States and Germany," LIS Working papers 476, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    4. Florian Engl, 2022. "A Theory of Causal Responsibility Attribution," CESifo Working Paper Series 9898, CESifo.
    5. Almås, Ingvild & Cappelen, Alexander W. & Lind, Jo Thori & Sørensen, Erik Ø. & Tungodden, Bertil, 2011. "Measuring unfair (in)equality," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(7), pages 488-499.
    6. Alexander Max Bauer & Frauke Meyer & Jan Romann & Mark Siebel & Stefan Traub, 2022. "Need, equity, and accountability," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 59(4), pages 769-814, November.
    7. Xavier Ramos & Dirk Van de gaer, 2012. "Empirical approaches to inequality of opportunity: Principles, measures, and evidence," Working Papers 259, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
    8. Christine Le CLAINCHE & Jerome WITTWER, 2012. "Risky Behaviours and Responsibility-Sensitive Fairness in a Non Life-Threatening Health Case: A European Study," Working Papers 12-18, LAMETA, Universtiy of Montpellier, revised Jun 2012.
    9. Isaksson, Ann-Sofie & Lindskog, Annika, 2009. "Preferences for redistribution--A country comparison of fairness judgements," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 72(3), pages 884-902, December.
    10. Aristizábal-Ramírez, María & Canavire Bacarreza, Gustavo J. & Jetter, Michael, 2015. "Income Inequality in Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador: Different Reasons," IZA Discussion Papers 9210, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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