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Public Policy Brief No. 132May 05, 2014
Πόσο φτωχή είναι η Τουρκία και τι μπορεί να γίνει
AbstractH μέτρηση της σοβαρότητας της φτώχειας σε μια δεδομένη χώρα πρέπει να εξετάζει με έναν αρκετά περιεκτικό τρόπο το κατά πόσο τα άτομα και τα νοικοκυριά ξεπερνούν κάποιο βασικό όριο…more
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Public Policy Brief No. 132May 05, 2014
How Poor Is Turkey? And What Can Be Done About It?
AbstractGauging the severity of poverty in a given country requires a reasonably comprehensive measurement of whether individuals and households are surpassing some basic threshold of material well-being. This would seem…more
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Research Project ReportMay 01, 2014
Time Deficits and Poverty
AbstractOfficial poverty lines in Turkey and other countries often ignore the fact that unpaid household production activities that contribute to the fulfillment of material needs and wants are essential for…more
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Working Paper No. 793March 27, 2014
Quality of Statistical Match and Employment Simulations Used in the Estimation of the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for South Korea, 2009
AbstractThe quality of match of the statistical match used in the LIMTIP estimates for South Korea in 2009 is described. The match combines the 2009 Korean Time Use Survey (KTUS…more
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Working Paper No. 785January 21, 2014
Integrating Time in Public Policy
AbstractIncorporating time in public policymaking is an elusive area of research. Despite the fact that gender budgeting is emerging as a significant tool to analyze the socioeconomic impacts of fiscal…more
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Research Project ReportAugust 16, 2012
Why Time Deficits Matter
AbstractCustomarily, 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. 727July 05, 2012
Simulations of Full-Time Employment and Household Work in the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico
AbstractThe method for simulation of labor market participation used in the LIMTIP models for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico is described. In each case, all eligible adults not working full-time were…more
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Working Paper No. 692October 12, 2011
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the Development of the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico
AbstractThe quality of match of three statistical matches used in the LIMTIP estimates for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico is described. The first match combines the 2005 Uso del Tiempo (UT…more
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Working Paper No. 691October 12, 2011
Unpaid and Paid Care
AbstractTransforming care for children and the elderly from a private to a public domain engenders a series of benefits to the economy that improve our standard of living. We assess…more
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Working Paper No. 690October 05, 2011
The Measurement of Time and Income Poverty
AbstractOfficial 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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Working Paper No. 686September 21, 2011
Estimating the Impact of the Recent Economic Crisis on Work Time in Turkey
AbstractThis paper provides estimates of the impact of the recent economic crisis on paid and unpaid work time in Turkey. The data used in this study come from the first…more
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Working Paper No. 680July 26, 2011
The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005
AbstractThis report presents estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) for a representative sample of Canadian households in 1999 and 2005. The results indicate that there was…more
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Working Paper No. 676July 18, 2011
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1989 and 2000 LIMEW Estimates for France
AbstractThe quality of match for each of four statistical matches used in the LIMEW estimates for France for 1989 and 2000 is described. The first match combines the 1992 Enquête…more
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Working Paper No. 663March 29, 2011
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1995 and 2005 LIMEW Estimates for Great Britain
AbstractThe quality of match of four statistical matches used in the LIMEW estimates for Great Britain for 1995 and 2005 is described. The first match combines the fifth (1995) wave…more
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Working Paper No. 621September 25, 2010
Gendered Aspects of Globalization
AbstractWe need to go beyond the accepted notions relating to the role of women in the economy and society, especially in terms of what is recognized in mainstream theory and…more
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Working Paper No. 618September 16, 2010
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1992 and 2007 LIMEW Estimates for the United States
AbstractThe quality of match of four statistical matches used in the LIMEW estimates for the United States for 1992 and 2007 is described. The first match combines the 1992 Survey…more
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Working Paper No. 615September 01, 2010
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1999 and 2005 LIMEW Estimates for Canada
AbstractThe quality of match of four statistical matches used in the LIMEW estimates for Canada for 1999 and 2005 is described. The first match combines the 1999 Survey of Financial…more
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Working Paper No. 572August 13, 2009
The Unequal Burden of Poverty on Time Use
AbstractThis study uses the first time-use survey carried out in South Africa (2000) to examine women’s and men’s time use, with a focus on the impacts of income poverty. We…more
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Working Paper No. 570July 23, 2009
From Unpaid to Paid Care Work
AbstractThis paper considers public employment guarantee programs in the context of South Africa as a means to address the nexus of poverty, unemployment, and unpaid work burdens—all factors exacerbated by…more
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Working Paper No. 550November 20, 2008
An Empirical Analysis of Gender Bias in Education Spending in Paraguay
AbstractGender 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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