Publications
Filter by
39 publications found, searching for 'The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being '
-
Research Project ReportMarch 19, 2024
Integrating Nonmarket Consumption into the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey
AbstractIn spring 2021, under the direction and encouragement of Commissioner William Beach, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) kicked off a major initiative—to produce a measure of consumption to…more
-
Research Project ReportApril 01, 2019
Investing in Early Childhood Education and Care in Kyrgyz Republic
AbstractExpansion of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for all is a matter of the choices made regarding the allocation of public resources. As such, it is as much…more
Download Research Project Report, April 2019 PDF (348.37 KB) -
One-Pager No. 57September 10, 2018
Stagnating Economic Well-Being Amid Rising Government Support
AbstractThe 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
Download One-Pager No. 57 PDF (119.14 KB) -
Working Paper No. 914September 05, 2018
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Using the American Time Use Survey 2013, the Survey of Consumer Finances 2013, and the Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2014
AbstractThis paper describes the quality of the statistical matching between the March 2014 supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 2013 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) and Survey…more
Download Working Paper No. 914 PDF (848.60 KB) -
Working Paper No. 912August 29, 2018
The Sources and Methods Used in the Creation of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being for the United States, 1959–2013
AbstractThis paper documents the sources of data used in the construction of the estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Wellbeing (LIMEW) for the years 1959, 1972, 1982, 1989,…more
Download Working Paper No. 912 PDF (87.45 KB) -
Public Policy Brief No. 146August 16, 2018
Stagnating Economic Well-Being and Unrelenting Inequality
AbstractAjit 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
Download Public Policy Brief No. 146, 2018 PDF (1.07 MB) -
Working Paper No. 798May 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
AbstractThis 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
Download Working Paper No. 798 PDF (704.11 KB) -
Working Paper No. 703January 06, 2012
A Comparison of Inequality and Living Standards in Canada and the United States Using an Expanded Measure of Economic Well-Being
AbstractWe 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
Download Working Paper No. 703 PDF (597.15 KB) -
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
Download Working Paper No. 680 PDF (1.99 MB) -
Working Paper No. 679July 25, 2011
The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, France, 1989 and 2000
AbstractWe 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
Download Working Paper No. 679 PDF (2.85 MB) -
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
Download Working Paper No. 676 PDF (535.57 KB) -
Working Paper No. 667April 20, 2011
The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, Great Britain, 1995 and 2005
AbstractWe 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
Download Working Paper No. 667 PDF (1.01 MB) -
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
Download Working Paper No. 663 PDF (329.99 KB) -
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
Download Working Paper No. 618 PDF (314.51 KB) -
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
Download Working Paper No. 615 PDF (336.65 KB) -
Research Project ReportNovember 16, 2009
Has Progress Been Made in Alleviating Racial Economic Inequality?
AbstractReports of a postracial society may be premature. Studies continue to show wide racial gaps in income and, especially, wealth; although there is some evidence that income gaps have shrunk…more
Download LIMEW Report, November 2009 PDF (223.92 KB) -
Research Project ReportApril 09, 2009
New Estimates of Economic Inequality in America, 1959—2004
AbstractIn this latest LIMEW report, the authors present new evidence on the pattern of economic inequality in the United States that indicates higher inequality in 2004 than in 1959. According…more
Download LIMEW Report, April 2009 PDF (434.52 KB) -
Research Project ReportFebruary 19, 2009
What Are the Long-Term Trends in Intergroup Economic Disparities?
AbstractOver the last half century, government policy has had an important hand in alleviating disparities among population subgroups in the United States; for example, special tax treatment for families with…more
Download LIMEW Report, February 2009 PDF (430.00 KB) -
Research Project ReportFebruary 03, 2009
Postwar Trends in Economic Well-Being in the United States,1959–2004
AbstractThe Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) is a more comprehensive measure than either gross money income or extended income because it includes estimates of public consumption and household…more
Download LIMEW Report, February 2009 PDF (639.69 KB) -
Working Paper No. 556January 29, 2009
Long-Term Trends in the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW), United States, 1959–2004
AbstractThe motivation to construct the LIMEW in lieu of relying on the official measures of well-being is to provide a more comprehensive measure of economic inequality that will also show…more
Download Working Paper No. 556 PDF (705.76 KB) -
Working Paper No. 535May 13, 2008
Statistical Matching Using Propensity Scores
AbstractThis paper summarizes the background, type, logic, and working procedure of the statistical matching used in the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) project to combine the various data…more
Download Working Paper No. 535 PDF (615.81 KB) -
Book SeriesOctober 15, 2007
Government Spending on the Elderly
AbstractThe results are in: we are aging—individually and collectively, nationally and globally. In the United States, as in most countries with an advanced economy, the aging of the population will…more
-
Research Project ReportApril 30, 2007
How Well Off Are America’s Elderly?
AbstractGiven the aging of the American population and the widening gap between rich and poor—not to mention the controversy surrounding the future viability of Social Security—the economic welfare of the…more
Download LIMEW Report, April 2007 PDF (2.93 MB) -
Book SeriesDecember 27, 2006
International Perspectives on Household Wealth
AbstractThe contributors to this comprehensive book compile and analyze the latest data available on household wealth using, as case studies, the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Finland during…more