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| Inequality of Opportunity (session organised by ERASMUS School of Economics and KVS) | Niels RietveldHans van KippersluisBastian RavesteijnAnne Gielen | Lunch Sessions, Panel & Workshop | 29/08 | 12:45 CEST | 60 mins | Zaal Tokyo (M1-17) | 
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Add to Calendar 2024-08-29 12:45:00 2024-11-21 08:47:11 EEA-ESEM 2024: Inequality of Opportunity (session organised by ERASMUS School of Economics and KVS). Room: Zaal Tokyo (M1-17) Inequality in socioeconomic outcomes is pervasive and persistent. In the past four decades, philosophers have made a distinction between morally acceptable and unacceptable sources of inequality. According to one well-known definition, inequality arising from inequality of opportunity should be considered unacceptable. Policies should therefore compensate individuals with disadvantageous circumstances, so that outcomes experienced by a population depend only on factors for which persons can be considered to be responsible. This session offers three flash talks presenting various perspectives on equality of opportunity, followed by a panel discussion about the future of research in this area.In the first flash talk Niels Rietveld and Hans van Kippersluis will discuss recent advances in the economics and econometrics of gene-environment interplay. Roemer (1993, p. 149) famously argued that “two people are said to have the same circumstances if they share a set of socioeconomic and genetic characteristics”. This talk presents a forward-looking perspective on how environmental factors can amplify or cushion genetic influences on socio-economic inequalities.Next up, Bastian Ravesteijn will discuss empirical evidence on the relationship between parental income and outcomes such as child income at the age of 35 in the Netherlands. This evidence shows that the rank-rank slope of intergenerational mobility in the Netherlands is among the steepest of all OECD countries for which estimates are available. But at what age and in which domains of human functioning does this gap open up? And finally, Anne Gielen will present evidence of how social policy can contribute to equality of opportunity. This talk shows that intergenerational effects from social policy reform affect up to three subsequent generations, and impact a wide range of socio-economic outcomes. As such, these findings highlight the key role government programs can play in shaping outcomes across multiple generations.In an interactive panel discussion the speakers will engage with the audience on the future of research on equality of opportunity. Inequality in socioeconomic outcomes is pervasive and persistent. In the past four decades, philosophers have made a distinction between morally acceptable and unacceptable sources of inequality. According to one well-known definition, inequality arising from inequality of opportunity should be considered unacceptable. Policies should therefore compensate individuals with disadvantageous circumstances, so that outcomes experienced by a population depend only on factors for which persons can be considered to be responsible. This session offers three flash talks presenting various perspectives on equality of opportunity, followed by a panel discussion about the future of research in this area.In the first flash talk Niels Rietveld and Hans van Kippersluis will discuss recent advances in the economics and econometrics of gene-environment interplay. Roemer (1993, p. 149) famously argued that “two people are said to have the same circumstances if they share a set of socioeconomic and genetic characteristics”. This talk presents a forward-looking perspective on how environmental factors can amplify or cushion genetic influences on socio-economic inequalities.Next up, Bastian Ravesteijn will discuss empirical evidence on the relationship between parental income and outcomes such as child income at the age of 35 in the Netherlands. This evidence shows that the rank-rank slope of intergenerational mobility in the Netherlands is among the steepest of all OECD countries for which estimates are available. But at what age and in which domains of human functioning does this gap open up? And finally, Anne Gielen will present evidence of how social policy can contribute to equality of opportunity. This talk shows that intergenerational effects from social policy reform affect up to three subsequent generations, and impact a wide range of socio-economic outcomes. As such, these findings highlight the key role government programs can play in shaping outcomes across multiple generations.In an interactive panel discussion the speakers will engage with the audience on the future of research on equality of opportunity. EEA-ESEM 2024 congress@eeassoc.org Europe/Rome public | Lunch Sessions, Panel & Workshop
29/08 (12:45 CEST) | 60 mins | Room: Zaal Tokyo (M1-17) Inequality of Opportunity (session organised by ERASMUS School of Economics and KVS)
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