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

• One-Pager No. 45
  January 13, 2014

  Time Deficits and Hidden Poverty in Korea

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  Official poverty lines in Korea and other countries ignore the fact that unpaid household production contributes to the fulfillment of material needs and wants that are essential to attaining a…more

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• One-Pager No. 45
  January 13, 2014

  Έλλειμμα χρόνου και κρυφή φτώχεια στην Κορέα

  Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  Τα επίσημα ποσοστά φτώχειας στην Κορέα και σε άλλες χώρες αγνοούν το γεγονός ότι η άμισθη παραγωγή των νοικοκυριών συμβάλλει στην εκπλήρωση των υλικών αναγκών και των επιθυμιών που είναι…more

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• 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. 769
  July 19, 2013

  Quality of Statistical Match and Simulations Used in the Estimation of the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Consumption Poverty (LIMTCP) for Turkey in 2006

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The quality of match of the statistical match used in the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Consumption Poverty (LIMTCP) estimates for Turkey in 2006 is described. The match combines…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 126
  November 06, 2012

  It's About "Time"

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  We cannot adequately assess how much or how little progress we have made in addressing the condition of the most vulnerable in our societies, or provide accurate guidance to policymakers…more

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• Public Policy Brief No. 126
  November 06, 2012

  Εργασία, οικιακή παραγωγή και χρονικές απαιτήσεις

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Δεν μπορούμε να εκτιμήσουμε επαρκώς πόση πολύ ή πόση λίγη πρόοδος έχει γίνει για την αντιμετώπιση της κατάστασης των πιο ευάλωτων στις κοινωνίες μας, ή να παρέχουμε σωστή καθοδήγηση στους…more

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• One-Pager No. 34
  October 04, 2012

  Uncovering the Hidden Poor

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Standard poverty measurements assume that all households and individuals have enough time to engage in the unpaid cooking, cleaning, and caregiving that are essential to attaining a bare-bones standard of…more

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• One-Pager No. 34
  October 04, 2012

  Αποκαλύπτοντας τους αόρατους φτωχούς

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Τα τυπικά πρότυπα για τη μέτρηση της φτώχειας υποθέτουν ότι όλα τα νοικοκυριά και τα άτομα διαθέτουν αρκετό χρόνο για να ασχοληθούν επαρκώς με τις ανάγκες των μελών του νοικοκυριού…more

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• Research Project Report
  August 16, 2012

  Why Time Deficits Matter

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, and Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  Customarily, 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. 727
  July 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

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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. 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. 692
  October 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

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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. 690
  October 05, 2011

  The Measurement of Time and Income Poverty

  Ajit Zacharias
  Abstract

  Official 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. 680
  July 26, 2011

  The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005

  Andrew Sharpe, Alexander Murray, Benjamin Evans, and Elspeth Hazell
  Abstract

  This 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. 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. 676
  July 18, 2011

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1989 and 2000 LIMEW Estimates for France

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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. 663
  March 29, 2011

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1995 and 2005 LIMEW Estimates for Great Britain

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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. 624
  September 30, 2010

  A Reassessment of the Use of Unit Labor Costs as a Tool for Competitiveness and Policy Analyses in India

  Jesus Felipe and Utsav Kumar
  Abstract

  We reinterpret unit labor costs (ULC) as the product of the labor share in value added, times a price adjustment factor. This allows us to discuss the functional distribution of…more

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• Working Paper No. 620
  September 20, 2010

  Measuring Poverty Using Both Income and Wealth

  Francisco Azpitarte
  Abstract

  This paper presents a comparative analysis of the approaches to poverty based on income and wealth that have been proposed in the literature. Two types of approaches are considered: those…more

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• Working Paper No. 618
  September 16, 2010

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1992 and 2007 LIMEW Estimates for the United States

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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. 615
  September 01, 2010

  Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1999 and 2005 LIMEW Estimates for Canada

  Thomas Masterson
  Abstract

  The 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. 610
  August 13, 2010

  Investing in Care

  Rania Antonopoulos, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, and Kijong Kim
  Abstract

  Massive job losses in the United States, over eight million since the onset of the “Great Recession,” call for job creation measures through fiscal expansion. In this paper we analyze…more

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• Working Paper No. 598
  May 17, 2010

  The Economic and Financial Crises in CEE and CIS

  Fatma Gül Unal, Mirjana Dokmanovic, and Rafis Abazov
  Abstract

  This paper looks at the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), where economies have been most dramatically hit by the global crisis…more

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• Working Paper No. 589
  March 09, 2010

  Recent Trends in Household Wealth in the United States: Rising Debt and the Middle-Class Squeeze—an Update to 2007

  Edward N. Wolff
  Abstract

  I find here that the early and mid-aughts (2001 to 2007) witnessed both exploding debt and a consequent “middle-class squeeze.” Median wealth grew briskly in the late 1990s. It grew…more

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