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60 publications found, searching for 'Thomas Masterson '

• 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

  Download Special Report, June 12, 2009 PDF (446.17 KB)
• 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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• 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

  Download LIMEW Report, April 2009 PDF (434.52 KB)
• 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

  Download LIMEW Report, February 2009 PDF (430.00 KB)
• 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. 550
  November 20, 2008

  An Empirical Analysis of Gender Bias in Education Spending in Paraguay

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Gender affects household spending in two areas that have been widely studied in the literature. One strand documents that greater female bargaining power within households results in a variety of…more

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• Working Paper No. 535
  May 13, 2008

  Statistical Matching Using Propensity Scores

  Hyunsub Kum and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  This paper summarizes the background, type, logic, and working procedure of the statistical matching used in the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) project to combine the various data…more

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• Working Paper No. 504
  July 05, 2007

  Female Land Rights, Crop Specialization, and Productivity in Paraguayan Agriculture

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Previous work has shown a pattern of lower household incomes for those Paraguayan farms with female landowners in the household. The study of agricultural production reveals that Paraguayan women specialize…more

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• Working Paper No. 491
  February 22, 2007

  Land Rental and Sales Markets in Paraguay

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  This paper examines the claim that the land rental market can be an effective means of redistributing access to, if not ownership of, land to the rural poor, using Paraguay…more

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• Working Paper No. 490
  February 21, 2007

  Productivity, Technical Efficiency, and Farm Size in Paraguayan Agriculture

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  This essay assesses the relationship between farm size and productivity. Both parametric and nonparametric methods are used to derive efficiency measures. Smaller farms are found to have higher net farm…more

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