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63 publications found, searching for 'Ajit Zacharias '

• Public Policy Brief No. 126
  November 06, 2012

  It's About "Time"

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  We cannot adequately assess how much or how little progress we have made in addressing the condition of the most vulnerable in our societies, or provide accurate guidance to policymakers…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 126
  November 06, 2012

  Εργασία, οικιακή παραγωγή και χρονικές απαιτήσεις

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Δεν μπορούμε να εκτιμήσουμε επαρκώς πόση πολύ ή πόση λίγη πρόοδος έχει γίνει για την αντιμετώπιση της κατάστασης των πιο ευάλωτων στις κοινωνίες μας, ή να παρέχουμε σωστή καθοδήγηση στους…more

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• One-Pager No. 34
  October 04, 2012

  Uncovering the Hidden Poor

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Standard poverty measurements assume that all households and individuals have enough time to engage in the unpaid cooking, cleaning, and caregiving that are essential to attaining a bare-bones standard of…more

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• One-Pager No. 34
  October 04, 2012

  Αποκαλύπτοντας τους αόρατους φτωχούς

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Τα τυπικά πρότυπα για τη μέτρηση της φτώχειας υποθέτουν ότι όλα τα νοικοκυριά και τα άτομα διαθέτουν αρκετό χρόνο για να ασχοληθούν επαρκώς με τις ανάγκες των μελών του νοικοκυριού…more

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• Research Project Report
  August 16, 2012

  Why Time Deficits Matter

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Customarily, income poverty incidence is judged by the ability of individuals and households to gain access to some level of minimum income based on the premise that such access ensures…more

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• Working Paper No. 703
  January 06, 2012

  A Comparison of Inequality and Living Standards in Canada and the United States Using an Expanded Measure of Economic Well-Being

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, Selçuk Eren, Andrew Sharpe, and Elspeth Hazell
  Abstract

  We use the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-being (LIMEW), the most comprehensive income measure available to date, to compare economic well-being in Canada and the United States in the…more

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• Working Paper No. 690
  October 05, 2011

  The Measurement of Time and Income Poverty

  Ajit Zacharias
  Abstract

  Official poverty thresholds are based on the implicit assumption that the household with poverty-level income possesses sufficient time for household production to enable it to reproduce itself as a unit….more

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• One-Pager No. 11
  August 05, 2011

  Investing in Social Care Delivery

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  There is little mystery to explaining our current high levels of unemployment. The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently revised its figures on GDP growth, and revealed that not only was…more

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• Working Paper No. 679
  July 25, 2011

  The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, France, 1989 and 2000

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Selçuk Eren
  Abstract

  We construct estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being for France for the years 1989 and 2000. We also estimate the standard measure of disposable cash income (DI)…more

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• Working Paper No. 667
  April 20, 2011

  The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, Great Britain, 1995 and 2005

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Selçuk Eren
  Abstract

  We construct estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being for Great Britain for the years 1995 and 2005. We also produce estimates of the official British measures HBAI…more

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• Working Paper No. 610
  August 13, 2010

  Investing in Care

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  Massive job losses in the United States, over eight million since the onset of the “Great Recession,” call for job creation measures through fiscal expansion. In this paper we analyze…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 108
  February 01, 2010

  Why President Obama Should Care About “Care”: An Effective and Equitable Investment Strategy for Job Creation

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  In his State of the Union address President Obama acknowledged that “our most urgent task is job creation”—that a move toward full employment will lay the foundation for long-term economic…more

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• Research Project Report
  November 16, 2009

  Has Progress Been Made in Alleviating Racial Economic Inequality?

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Reports of a postracial society may be premature. Studies continue to show wide racial gaps in income and, especially, wealth; although there is some evidence that income gaps have shrunk…more

  Download LIMEW Report, November 2009 PDF (223.92 KB)
• Policy Note
  June 16, 2009

  Special Report: Who Gains from President Obama’s Stimulus Package … And How Much?

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  In this Special Report, Levy scholars Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim provide a preliminary assessment of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a package of transfers…more

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• Working Paper No. 568
  June 04, 2009

  Distributional Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  Over the last two decades, those at the bottom of the income scale have seen their incomes stagnate, while those at the top have seen theirs skyrocket; without intervention, the…more

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• Working Paper No. 566
  May 20, 2009

  Caste and Wealth Inequality in India

  Ajit Zacharias and Vamsi Vakulabharanam
  Abstract

  In this paper, we conduct the novel exercise of analyzing the relationship between overall wealth inequality and caste divisions in India using nationally representative surveys on household wealth conducted during…more

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• Research Project Report
  April 09, 2009

  New Estimates of Economic Inequality in America, 1959—2004

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  In this latest LIMEW report, the authors present new evidence on the pattern of economic inequality in the United States that indicates higher inequality in 2004 than in 1959. According…more

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• Research Project Report
  February 19, 2009

  What Are the Long-Term Trends in Intergroup Economic Disparities?

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Over the last half century, government policy has had an important hand in alleviating disparities among population subgroups in the United States; for example, special tax treatment for families with…more

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• Research Project Report
  February 03, 2009

  Postwar Trends in Economic Well-Being in the United States,1959–2004

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) is a more comprehensive measure than either gross money income or extended income because it includes estimates of public consumption and household…more

  Download LIMEW Report, February 2009 PDF (639.69 KB)
• Working Paper No. 556
  January 29, 2009

  Long-Term Trends in the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW), United States, 1959–2004

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The motivation to construct the LIMEW in lieu of relying on the official measures of well-being is to provide a more comprehensive measure of economic inequality that will also show…more

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• Working Paper No. 496
  May 01, 2007

  Gender Disparities in Employment and Aggregate Profitability in the United States

  Ajit Zacharias and Melissa Mahoney
  Abstract

  We explore the relationships between aggregate profitability and women’s growing share of market work in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s. Using decomposition analysis and counterfactuals, we investigate…more

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• Research Project Report
  April 30, 2007

  How Well Off Are America’s Elderly?

  Hyunsub Kum, Edward N. Wolff, and Ajit Zacharias
  Abstract

  Given the aging of the American population and the widening gap between rich and poor—not to mention the controversy surrounding the future viability of Social Security—the economic welfare of the…more

  Download LIMEW Report, April 2007 PDF (2.93 MB)
• Working Paper No. 487
  January 09, 2007

  Class Structure and Economic Inequality

  Edward N. Wolff and Ajit Zacharias
  Abstract

  Existing empirical schemas of class structure do not specify the capitalist class in an adequate manner. We propose a schema in which the specification of capitalist households is based on…more

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• Research Project Report
  December 04, 2006

  Wealth and Economic Inequality

  Edward N. Wolff and Ajit Zacharias
  Abstract

  This report argues that wealth is an integral aspect of economic well-being. The authors combine income and net worth to demonstrate the importance of wealth inequalities in shaping overall economic…more

  Download LIMEW Report, December 2006 PDF (336.92 KB)