Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/33896 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 2284
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Is horizontal equity (HE) the most widely accepted principle of equity? Or does it stand in opposition to the advancement of human welfare? This paper argues that the case for the HE principle is not as straightforward as is usually thought and that it requires advanced notions of justice and wellbeing. The most likely ethical basis for HE appears to combine a Rawlsian maximin principle and a view of well-being that allows for relative local comparison effects. The paper also explores some of the dimensions of equality and well-being along which the HE principle can be applied and presents a number of examples showing how HE considerations can provide an important input into policy analysis.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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