The Legacy of Tony Atkinson in Inequality Analysis
by Andrea Brandolini, Daniele Checchi , Janet C. Gornick , and Timothy M. Smeeding (editors)
(2nd LIS/LWS Users Conference)
Arguably, Tony Atkinson laid the foundation of the modern measurement and analysis of inequality. First and foremost, he did so in theory, with innumerable papers since his path-breaking article in the Journal of Economic Theory (Atkinson, 1970). But he constantly sought to apply his conceptual insights to empirical research, with a relentless attention to the characteristics, fitness-for-purpose and limitations of the data used. It is then no surprise that Tony was acquainted with LIS since its very inception in 1983.
The LIS leadership decided to honour Tony by dedicating the 2nd LIS/LWS Users Conference to him. The conference was held in the Belval Campus of the University of Luxembourg on 3-4 May 2018.
This Conference proceedings contain brief articles summarising the main results of thirteen papers presented at the conference.
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