Inequality of opportunity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inequality of opportunity is defined as the difference in individuals’ outcome systematically
correlated with morally irrelevant pre-determined circumstances, such as ethnicity, socioeconomic
background, area of birth. This definition has been extensively studied by economists
on the assumption that, in addition to being normatively undesirable, it can be related to low
potentials for growth. However, empirical estimations of inequality of opportunity require accessing