We develop a framework to evaluate income distributions from the perspective of an opportunity-egalitarian social planner. Through an original axiomatic route that bridges normative economics and decision theory under ambiguity, we characterize a class of social welfare functions governed by a single parameter capturing the planner's aversion to inequality of...
Presented by: Paul Hufe (University of Bristol)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 (ISER Large Seminar Room)
The Appalachian region is characterized by low wages, high unemployment, high poverty, and limited economic opportunities. Standard models of migration predict that such conditions should generate substantial out-migration, yet migration rates from Appalachia are lower than in the rest of the United States. We examine three potential explanations for this...
Presented by: Christopher R. Bollinger (University of Kentucky)
Venue: 2N2.4.16 (ISER Large Seminar Room)
Venue: Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London, W1W 6JJ
Professor Holly Sutherland co-authors book documenting the remarkable story of our influential tax-benefit microsimulation model
How have the take-up rates changed over the years? Have they increased or decreased after the roll out of Universal Credit? Why do eligible individuals choose not to claim benefits? Presenting the evidence from our ESRC UKRI project.
Paul is a world-leading expert in methodological work on the use of machine learning in the social sciences, and a leading researcher on statistical methods
Showcasing new research from University of Essex, King’s College London and University of Manchester, using Understanding Society data
Using linked administrative data to investigate which children are most likely to lose support and what happens afterwards