Inequality of opportunity in Australia

该项目旨在发展计量经济学方法，以确定澳大利亚和其他发达国家的机会差距。当一个人经济成功的机会不是由个人努力决定时，机会不平等就产生了。高度的机会不平等阻碍了人们发挥自己的潜力，也阻碍了他们对社会作出富有成效的贡献。该项目将侧重于机会不平等对收入、保健和教育的影响，特别强调土著和移徙人口。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。

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.