Evaluating Allocations of Opportunities

Title

Evaluating Allocations of Opportunities

Creator

Andreoli, Francesco; Faure, Mathieu; Gravel, Nicolas; Kundu, Tista

Description

This paper provides a robust criterion for comparing lists of probability distributionsinterpreted as allocations of opportunitiesfaced by different social groups. We axiomatically argue in favor of comparing those lists of probability distributions on the basis of a uniformamong groupsvaluation of their expected utility. We identify an empirically implementable criterion for comparing allocations of opportunities that coincides with the unanimity of all such uniform valuations of expected utility that exhibit aversion to inequality of opportunity. We illustrate our criterion by evaluating allocations of educational opportunities among castes and genders in 14 Indian states. 2025 The Author(s). International Economic Review published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Osaka Institute of Social and Economic Research Association.

Source

International Economic Review;Volume;67;Issue;1;pp.365-397

Date

01-01-2026

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Inc

Subject

caste; education; equalization of opportunity; gender; groups; probability distribution; zonotope

Coverage

Andreoli F., Department of Economics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, LISER, Luxembourg; Faure M., Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Cedex, Marseille, France; Gravel N., Aix-Marseille School of Economics, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, Aix-en-Provence, France; Kundu T., CHRIST University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India

Rights

All Open Access; Green Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 206598;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.70020

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