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176 publications found, searching for 'The Distribution of Income and Wealth '

• 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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• Working Paper No. 879
  December 22, 2016

  Distribution-led Growth through Methodological Lenses

  Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  This paper presents a methodological discussion of two recent “endogeneity” critiques of the Kaleckian model and the concept of distribution-led growth. From a neo-Keynesian perspective, and following Kaldor (1955) and…more

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• Working Paper No. 873
  September 13, 2016

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the Development of the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Consumption Poverty (LIMTCP) for Ghana and Tanzania

  Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  This document presents a description of the quality of match of the statistical matches used in the LIMTCP estimates prepared for Ghana and Tanzania. For Ghana, the statistical match combines…more

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• Working Paper No. 871
  August 09, 2016

  Simulations of Employment for Individuals in LIMTCP Consumption-poor Households in Tanzania and Ghana, 2012

  Thomas Masterson, Kijong Kim, and Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  New methodology for producing employment microsimulations is introduced, with a focus on farms and household nonfarm enterprises. Previous simulations have not dealt with the issue of reduced production in farm…more

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• Working Paper No. 865
  May 05, 2016

  Measuring Poverty in the Case of Buenos Aires

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Valeria Esquivel
  Abstract

  We describe the production of estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for Buenos Aires, Argentina, and use it to analyze the incidence of time…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. 835
  March 12, 2015

  On the Determinants of Changes in Wage Inequality in Bolivia

  Fernando Rios-Avila and Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza
  Abstract

  In recent years, Bolivia has experienced a series of economic and political transformations that have directly affected the labor markets, particularly the salaried urban sector. Real wages have shown strong…more

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• Policy Note No. 3
  March 04, 2015

  Μια δεκαετία πτωτικής τάσης των μισθών

  Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  Σε ένα πρόσφατο κείμενο πολιτικής («A Decade of Flat Wages?») εξετάσαμε την εξέλιξη των μισθών από το 1994 και βρήκαμε ότι ενώ οι μισθοί αυξήθηκαν μεταξύ 1994 και 2002, ο…more

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• Policy Note No. 3
  March 04, 2015

  A Decade of Declining Wages

  Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  In a recent policy note (A Decade of Flat Wages?) we examined wage trends since 1994, and found that while wages grew between 1994 and 2002, average real wages stagnated…more

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• Working Paper No. 830
  January 22, 2015

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Using the Consumer Expenditure Survey 2011 and Annual Social Economic Supplement 2011

  Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  This paper describes the quality of the statistical match between the Current Population Survey (CPS) March 2011 supplement and the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) 2011, which are used for the…more

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• Working Paper No. 826
  January 06, 2015

  Tale of Two Ginis in the United States, 1921–2012

  Markus P.A. Schneider and Daniele Tavani
  Abstract

  Following a methodology proposed by Jantzen and Volpert (2012), we use IRS Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) data for the United States (1921–2012) to estimate two Gini-like indices representing inequality at…more

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• Working Paper No. 814
  September 03, 2014

  Distribution-led Growth in the Long Run

  Michalis Nikiforos
  Abstract

  The paper examines the long-run fluctuations in growth and distribution through the prism of wage-and profit-led growth. We argue that the relation between distribution of income and growth changes over…more

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• Research Project Report
  August 28, 2014

  The Measurement of Time and Income Poverty in Korea

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  This report presents findings from a joint project of the Levy Economics Institute and the Korea Employment Information Service, with the central objective of developing a measure of time and…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 136
  August 28, 2014

  Can Child-care Subsidies Reduce Poverty?

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  In partnership with the Korea Employment Information Service, Senior Scholar Ajit Zacharias and Research Scholars Thomas Masterson and Kijong Kim investigate the complex issues of gender, changing labor market conditions,…more

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• Policy Note No. 4
  June 04, 2014

  Μια δεκαετία στασιμότητας των μισθών

  Fernando Rios-Avila and Julie L. Hotchkiss
  Abstract

  Στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του 1990, τα χαμηλά ποσοστά ανεργίας, οι αυξήσεις του κατώτατου μισθού και οι βελτιώσεις στην παραγωγικότητα της εργασίας συνέβαλαν στην άνοδο των μισθών, που μεταφράστηκε σε…more

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• Policy Note No. 4
  June 04, 2014

  A Decade of Flat Wages?

  Fernando Rios-Avila and Julie L. Hotchkiss
  Abstract

  In the late 1990s low unemployment rates, increases in the minimum wage, and improvements in labor productivity contributed to a boost in wages, which translated into 12.4 percent cumulative growth…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 132
  May 05, 2014

  How Poor Is Turkey? And What Can Be Done About It?

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Emel Memiş
  Abstract

  Gauging 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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• Public Policy Brief No. 132
  May 05, 2014

  Πόσο φτωχή είναι η Τουρκία και τι μπορεί να γίνει

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Emel Memiş
  Abstract

  H 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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• Research Project Report
  May 01, 2014

  Time Deficits and Poverty

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Emel Memiş
  Abstract

  Official 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. 798
  May 01, 2014

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Using the American Time Use Survey 2010, the Survey of Consumer Finances 2010, and the Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2011

  Fernando Rios-Avila
  Abstract

  This paper describes the quality of the statistical matching between the March 2011 supplement to the Current Population Survey and the 2010 American Time Use Survey and Survey of Consumer…more

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• Working Paper No. 793
  March 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

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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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• One-Pager No. 46
  February 12, 2014

  Time and Consumption Poverty in Turkey

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Emel Memiş
  Abstract

  The Levy Institute Measure of Time and Consumption Poverty (LIMTCP) is a two-dimensional measure that takes into account both the necessary consumption expenditures and the household production time needed to…more

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• One-Pager No. 46
  February 12, 2014

  Φτώχεια χρόνου και κατανάλωσης στην Τουρκία

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Emel Memiş
  Abstract

  Το Μέτρο Φτώχειας Χρόνου και Κατανάλωσης του Levy Institute (LIMTCP) είναι ένα δισδιάστατο μέτρο που λαμβάνει υπόψη τόσο τις απαραίτητες καταναλωτικές δαπάνες όσο και το χρόνο που απαιτείται από τα…more

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