Evaluation of economic inequalities : Robust methods for normative appraisal? - Talk by Prof. Nicolas Gravel CSH (Delhi) and University of the Mediterranean (Aix-Marseille II)
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The purpose of the lecture is to provide a general audience with an overview of the methodologies used by economists to make normative evaluations. There are many instances where economists are faced with questions such as: “Is the distribution of incomes in France “more just” or “more equal” than in the US”? or “Is the level and distribution of disposable income and access to public good “better” in India now, than it was 15 years ago before the liberalisation of the Indian Economy?” “Is a particular tax system “more just” than another?” In the last 30 years or so, economists have come out with relatively powerful answers. These proposals have two advantages: Firstly, they are based on an explicit set of value judgements that demystifies notions like “is more just than”, “is better than” or “is more equal then”. This encourages public debate and enables connection to moral philosophy and theories of justice. The second advantage is that one of operational criteria that can be applied on data by straightforward statistical tools. This will be illustrated by making comparisons of multidimensional inequalities across main OECD countries and by appraising the impact of the last fifteen years of liberalisation in India on the distribution of both income and access to basic public services.
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2005-11-24 from 17:30 to 19:30- Where
- CSCS
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