This report summarises the findings of a pilot research project to develop a Multidimensional Inequality Monitoring Framework for the EU (EU MIMF), undertaken by the Joint Research Centre at the request of the European Parliament. The EU MIMF is intended to play a role as a first, but comprehensive, attempt to establish a ‘common language’ and a common framework for monitoring and analysing inequalities in the EU. The EU MIMF will also help broaden and deepen the scope of frameworks monitoring progress towards a more cohesive and social Europe, such as the Social Scoreboard for the European Pillar of Social Rights. The basic premise underpinning this report is that inequality is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. Therefore, we draw on up to five different methodological approaches to study inequalities across 10 key dimensions of human well-being. In addition to defining and computing relevant inequality metrics at country level, we have developed and implemented a double-sorting algorithm that allows us: (i) to rank countries according to their performance in any subset of inequality indicators, and (ii) to identify in which of the areas covered by these indicators the countries struggle — or find it easier — to make progress in their efforts to tackle inequalities. The report also includes a section that explores the econometric analysis of possible causes and effects of inequalities in the EU. Finally, the last two chapters make use of high-quality administrative data sets to calculate more granular (i.e. sub-national) inequality indicators in selected EU countries.

ALBERTI Valentina;  BANYS Kostas;  CAPERNA Giulio;  DEL SORBO Maria;  FREGONI Marco;  HAVARI Enkelejda;  KOVACIC Matija;  LAPATINAS Athanasios;  LITINA Anastasia;  MONTALTO Valentina;  TACAO MOURA Carlos Jorge;  NEHER Frank;  PANELLA Francesco;  PERAGINE Vito;  PISONI Enrico;  STUHLER Jan;  SYMEONIDIS Klimis;  VERZILLO Stefano;  BOLDRINI Michela; 

DOMINGUEZ TORREIRO Marcos;  PAPADIMITRIOU Eleni; 

2021-05-21

Publications Office of the European Union

JRC123911

978-92-76-32443-0 (online),    978-92-76-32442-3 (print),   

1831-9424 (online),    1018-5593 (print),   

EUR 30649 EN,    OP KJ-NA-30649-EN-N (online),    OP KJ-NA-30649-EN-C (print),   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC123911,   

10.2760/20973 (online),    10.2760/726031 (print),