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Polarization of opportunity

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  • Salas-Rojo, Pedro
  • Jordá, Vanesa
  • Brunori, Paolo

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We introduce the concept of polarization of opportunities (POp) to explore how various circumstances shape unfair inequalities. While conventional measures of inequality of opportunity (IOp) focus on outcome disparities linked to factors such as race or gender, they do not account for how these circumstances group individuals into relatively uniform clusters. POp fills this gap by examining both the influence of circumstances and their role in clustering individuals into distinct poles. Using U.S. data, our analysis shows that while income polarization and IOp have risen over time, POp has decreased.

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  • Salas-Rojo, Pedro & Jordá, Vanesa & Brunori, Paolo, 2025. "Polarization of opportunity," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128173, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:128173
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    Keywords

    inequality; opportunity; polarization; United States;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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