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95 publications found, searching for 'Inequality '

• Public Policy Brief No. 149
  April 14, 2020

  Pandemic of Inequality

  Thomas Masterson, Michalis Nikiforos, Fernando Rios-Avila, Luiza Nassif Pires, and Laura de Lima Xavier
  Abstract

  The costs of the COVID-19 pandemic—in terms of both the health risks and economic burdens—will be borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable segments of US society. In this public policy…more

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• Working Paper No. 945
  January 31, 2020

  Demand, Distribution, Productivity, Structural Change, and (Secular?) Stagnation

  Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  The present paper emphasizes the role of demand, income distribution, endogenous productivity reactions, and other structural changes in the slowdown of the growth rate of output and productivity that has…more

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• Working Paper No. 941
  December 12, 2019

  Wage Differential between Palestinian Non-refugees and Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank and Gaza

  Sameh Hallaq
  Abstract

  This paper measures the wage differential between Palestinian non-refugees and Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza over the years 1999–2012. First, the main individual and occupational differences between…more

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• One-Pager No. 60
  July 26, 2019

  Fighting Inequality Can Strengthen the US Economy

  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, along with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, recently proposed to increase the rate of taxation on very high incomes and net worth. One of the primary…more

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• Strategic Analysis
  April 15, 2019

  Can Redistribution Help Build a More Stable Economy?

  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  Although the ongoing recovery is about to become the longest in the history of the United States, it is also the weakest in postwar history, and as we enter the…more

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• Working Paper No. 915
  September 19, 2018

  Black Employment Trends since the Great Recession

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The Great Recession had a devastating impact on labor force participation and employment. This impact was not unlike other recessions, except in size. The recovery, however, has been unusual not…more

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• One-Pager No. 57
  September 10, 2018

  Stagnating Economic Well-Being Amid Rising Government Support

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) was designed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the changes affecting household living standards. Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Fernando Rios-Avila…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 146
  August 16, 2018

  Stagnating Economic Well-Being and Unrelenting Inequality

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Fernando Rios-Avila update the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) for US households for the period 2000–13. The LIMEW—which comprises base income, income from…more

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• Working Paper No. 907
  May 17, 2018

  Some Comments on the Sraffian Supermultiplier Approach to Growth and Distribution

  Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  The paper discusses the Sraffian supermultiplier (SSM) approach to growth and distribution. It makes five points. First, in the short run the role of autonomous expenditure can be appreciated within…more

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• Working Paper No. 901
  March 06, 2018

  Income Distribution, Household Debt, and Aggregate Demand

  J. W. Mason
  Abstract

  During the period leading up to the recession of 2007–08, there was a large increase in household debt relative to income, a large increase in measured consumption as a fraction…more

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• Strategic Analysis
  April 14, 2017

  The Trump Effect: Is This Time Different?

  Gennaro Zezza and Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  From a macroeconomic point of view, 2016 was an ordinary year in the post–Great Recession period. As in prior years, the conventional forecasts predicted that this would be the year…more

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• Policy Note No. 1
  April 06, 2017

  Inequality Update: Who Gains When Income Grows?

  Pavlina R. Tcherneva
  Abstract

  Since the 1980s, economic recoveries in the United States have been delivering the vast majority of income growth to the wealthiest households. This policy note updates the analysis in One-Pager…more

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• Working Paper No. 887
  March 20, 2017

  Trump’s Bait and Switch

  Pavlina R. Tcherneva
  Abstract

  President Trump’s faux populism may deliver some immediate short-term benefits to the economy, masking the devastating long-term effects from his overall policy strategy. The latter can be termed “welfare state…more

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• Working Paper No. 885
  February 27, 2017

  Quality of Statistical Match of Household Budget Survey and SILC for Turkey

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  This paper presents the quality analysis of the statistical matching conducted for a research study on household consumption behavior, household indebtedness, and inequality for Turkey. The match has been done…more

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• Working Paper No. 880
  January 04, 2017

  The Great Recession and Racial Inequality

  Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  The Great Recession had a tremendous impact on low-income Americans, in particular black and Latino Americans. The losses in terms of employment and earnings are matched only by the losses…more

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• Strategic Analysis
  March 07, 2016

  Destabilizing an Unstable Economy

  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  Our latest strategic analysis reveals that the US economy remains fragile because of three persistent structural issues: weak demand for US exports, fiscal conservatism, and a four-decade trend in rising…more

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• Working Paper No. 858
  January 12, 2016

  Gender Dimensions of Inequality in the Countries of Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Western CIS

  Tamar Khitarishvili
  Abstract

  The collapse of the Soviet Union initiated an unprecedented social and economic transformation of the successor countries and altered the gender balance in a region that counted gender equality as…more

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• Working Paper No. 856
  December 10, 2015

  Redistribution in the Age of Austerity

  Antoine Godin, Markus P.A. Schneider, and Stephen Kinsella
  Abstract

  We examine the relationship between changes in a country’s public sector fiscal position and inequality at the top and bottom of the income distribution during the age of austerity (2006–13)….more

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• Working Paper No. 846
  October 09, 2015

  Secular Stagnation or Stagnation Policy?

  Eckhard Hein
  Abstract

  The current debate on secular stagnation is suffering from some vagueness and several shortcomings. The same is true for the economic policy implications. Therefore, we provide an alternative view on…more

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• Working Paper No. 844
  July 29, 2015

  A Nonbehavioral Theory of Saving

  Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  We present a model where the saving rate of the household sector, especially households at the bottom of the income distribution, becomes the endogenous variable that adjusts in order for…more

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• Strategic Analysis
  May 14, 2015

  Fiscal Austerity, Dollar Appreciation, and Maldistribution Will Derail the US Economy

  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  In this latest Strategic Analysis, the Institute’s Macro Modeling Team examines the current, anemic recovery of the US economy. The authors identify three structural obstacles—the weak performance of net exports,…more

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• Strategic Analysis
  May 14, 2015

  Η δημοσιονομική λιτότητα, η ανατίμηση του δολαρίου και τα προβλήματα κατανομής θα οδηγήσουν στον εκτροχιασμό της οικονομίας των ΗΠΑ

  Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Gennaro Zezza, and Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  Στην τελευταία στρατηγική ανάλυση, η ομάδα του μακροοικονομετρικού υποδείγματος του Ινστιτούτου εξετάζει την πρόσφατη, αναιμική ανάκαμψη της αμερικανικής οικονομίας. Οι συγγραφείς εντοπίζουν τρία διαρθρωτικά εμπόδια—την αδύναμη απόδοση των καθαρών εξαγωγών,…more

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• Policy Note No. 4
  March 30, 2015

  Όταν αυτό που είναι καλό για έναν δεν είναι καλό για όλους μας

  Pavlina R. Tcherneva
  Abstract

  Στη μεταπολεμική περίοδο, κάθε μεταγενέστερη οικονομική επέκταση συνοδεύθηκε από το φαινόμενο ενός όλο και μικρότερου ποσοστού της αύξησης του εισοδήματος να καταλήγει στο 90% των χαμηλότερων εισοδηματικών στρωμάτων.Ακόμη χειρότερα, κατά…more

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• Policy Note No. 4
  March 30, 2015

  When a Rising Tide Sinks Most Boats

  Pavlina R. Tcherneva
  Abstract

  In the postwar period, with every subsequent expansion, a smaller and smaller share of the gains in income growth have gone to the bottom 90 percent of families. Worse, in…more

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