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6 publications found, searching for 'Selçuk Eren '

• One-Pager No. 39
  July 24, 2013

  The Impact of a Path to Citizenship on the US Economy and Social Insurance System

  Selçuk Eren
  Abstract

  Comprehensive immigration reform has long eluded Congress. Although the Senate recently passed a bill—S. 744, or the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act—that would take significant steps toward…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. 689
  October 05, 2011

  Effects of Legal and Unauthorized Immigration on the US Social Security System

  Selçuk Eren, Hugo Benítez-Silva, and Eva Cárceles-Poveda
  Abstract

  Immigration is having an increasingly important effect on the social insurance system in the United States. On the one hand, eligible legal immigrants have the right to eventually receive pension…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. 571
  August 11, 2009

  How Well Do Individuals Predict the Selling Prices of Their Homes?

  Selçuk Eren, Hugo Benítez-Silva, Frank Heiland, and Sergi Jiménez-Martín
  Abstract

    Self-reported home values are widely used as a measure of housing wealth by researchers; the accuracy of this measure, however, is an open empirical question, and requires some type…more

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