Evaluating impact on option's lead to equality
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Scope
Does the option lead directly or indirectly to greater in/equality?[1]
Definition
The issue of inequality is of great importance in European policies, especially in relation to enlargement of the European Union (EU - 25 and EU 27). The convergence of income, purchasing power, employment, market efficiency within the European Union is needed in order to achieve the new Lisbon Strategy objectives. The attention to inequality problems is of particular importance when the proposal has the aim of fighting markets inefficiency, and seeking for Pareto - efficiency; in these cases policies may easily generate inequality in the short run, if the issue is not properly addressed. Also policies dealing with distributional effects, in principle focused on inequality problems, may generate income differences among particular categories of affected stakeholders. Although inequality can be seen in economic terms and in social terms, the two dimensions are very strictly related: for example an increased income gap may easily generate social exclusion, difficult access to essential services for the poor.[1]
Result
Indicators:
The following Eurostat Structural Indicators are relevant to address the key question:
The following Sustainable Development Indicators (Monetary poverty) are relevant to address the key question:
- Relative at-risk-of-poverty gap
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers: total
- At-persistent-risk-of-poverty rate: total[1]
See also
- EU funded projects from Cordis database
- Breaking down inherited inequality with public policy
- Counteracting inherited inequalities at local government level
References
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