We provide a characterization of a class of rank-mobility measures. These measures generalize the Kemeny measure that is well-known from the literature on measuring the distance between orderings.We use replication invariance to ensure that our measures are applicable in variable-population settings. The rank-based approach to mobility has a natural connection with the study of social status. Rank-based measures are widely applied in empirical research but their theoretical foundation is still in need of further investigation, and we consider our approach to be a contribution towards this objective. Journal of Economic Literature Classification No.: D63. ? Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015.

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1 April 2016

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Social Choice and Welfare 46(4) , pp.917-931, 2016

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DOI: 10.1007/s00355-015-0942-z

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00355-015-0942-z

This Journal article is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.