Three Essays on the Economic Theory of Justice : Equalisation, Intergenerational Tranfers and Educacion
Higher level of income inequality leads to lower income mobility across generations.This phenomenon is called the Great Gatsby Curve, and it brings us to question inequality in the light of the notion of justice. Indeed, who is to consider fair a society where incomes, like privileges in other times...
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| Format: | doctoral thesis |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repository: | Docta Complutense |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/112407 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112407 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | 342.722(043.2) Igualdad Equality Economía 5308 Economía General |
| Summary: | Higher level of income inequality leads to lower income mobility across generations.This phenomenon is called the Great Gatsby Curve, and it brings us to question inequality in the light of the notion of justice. Indeed, who is to consider fair a society where incomes, like privileges in other times, are inherited? If the driving force behind rising inequality is highly controversial in the economic literature, a consensus seems to have been reached on the necessity to promote equality of opportunity: A reduction of the correlation between people’s outcomes and their socioeconomic backgrounds, can be viewed as a social improvement. This thesis aims at contributing to the literature on economic justice through two different approaches: snapshot and long-run analysis. It is made up of three publishable papers, each of them dealing with a different aspect of the economic theory of justice: Equalisation, intergenerational transfers and education... |
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