EU Multidimensional Inequality Monitoring Framework

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 inwhich 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.欧盟不平等监测框架（EU MIMF）旨在成为欧盟范围内兼具开创性与全面性的首次尝试，用以构建一套用于监测与分析不平等问题的“通用话语体系”与统一分析框架。该框架同时也有助于拓展并深化各类监测框架的覆盖范畴，这些框架用于追踪欧盟向更具凝聚力、更具社会包容性的欧洲迈进的进程，例如欧洲社会权利支柱社会计分板。 本报告的核心前提在于，不平等是一个复杂且多维度的现象。据此，我们采用至多五种不同的方法论路径，针对人类福祉的10个关键维度展开不平等问题研究。除了在国家层面定义并计算相关不平等测度指标外，我们还开发并应用了一套双重排序算法，可实现两项功能：其一，依据各国在任意不平等指标子集上的表现对其进行排名；其二，识别各国在上述指标覆盖的哪些领域中，在应对不平等问题的实践中面临阻力，或是更易取得进展。 本报告还设有专章，对欧盟范围内不平等问题的潜在成因与影响展开计量经济学分析。最后，报告的最后两章依托高质量行政数据集，针对部分欧盟成员国计算更为精细的（即次国家级）不平等测度指标。