Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Pedersen, Jørgen"
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Equality of Opportunity and Inheritance Taxation
Bøyum, Steinar; Pedersen, Jørgen (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this chapter, the relationship between inheritance and equality of opportunity is examined within the context of the increasing socioeconomic inequality in recent years. While equality of opportunity is often cited as ... -
Habermas' method: Rational reconstruction
Pedersen, Jørgen (Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-07)This dissertation clarifies, discusses and elaborates on the method of Jürgen Habermas’ philosophical enterprise: rational reconstruction. The method is designed for a systematic reconstruction of the intuitive knowledge ... -
Inheritance and the Family
Pedersen, Jørgen; Bøyum, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Inherited wealth will be of increasing importance in years to come. Yet inheritance taxation is unpopular, and part of this unpopularity is due to family concerns. Such taxation is seen by many as morally problematic because ... -
Money talks - også i norsk politikk
Pedersen, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)I debatten om økonomisk ulikhet fremheves det ofte at ulikhet er et problem fordi de som er rike kan oppnå mer makt og innflytelse som resultat av sine økonomiske ressurser. Det er imidlertid ofte uklart hvordan denne ... -
Reform av formuesskatten
Pedersen, Jørgen; Sørheim, Preben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)I denne artikkelen forsøker vi å vise hva politisk filosofi kan bidra med i diskusjonen om formuesskatt. Først gir vi et prinsipielt forsvar for formuesskatten. Her kombinerer vi innsikter fra John Rawls og Thomas Piketty. ...