Inequality of opportunity in Australia

澳大利亚的机会不平等

• 批准号: DP170100438
• 负责人: Prof D S Rao
• 金额: $ 16.51万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP170100438
• 关键词: Inequality; opportunity; Australia

This project aims to develop econometric approaches for identifying opportunity gaps in Australia and other developed countries. Inequality of opportunity arises when the birth lottery or external factors in later life, rather than personal efforts, determine a person’s chances of economic success. A high level of inequality of opportunity holds people back from realising their potential and from contributing productively to society. The project will focus on the effect of inequality of opportunity on income, health and education with special emphasis placed on Indigenous and migrant populations. The findings should help formulate cost-efficient policy interventions aimed at levelling the economic playing field.

该项目旨在制定计量经济学方法，以确定澳大利亚和其他发达国家的机会差距。当一个人的经济成功的机会不是由个人努力决定的，而是由出生的运气或晚年生活中的外部因素决定的时候，就出现了机会不平等。机会的高度不平等阻碍了人们实现自己的潜力，阻碍了他们为社会做出富有成效的贡献。该项目将侧重于机会不平等对收入、健康和教育的影响，特别强调土著和移民人口。研究结果应有助于制定具有成本效益的政策干预措施，以创造公平的经济竞争环境。