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

Sharpe, Andrew; Murray, Alexander; Evans, Benjamin; … - Levy Economics Institute - 2011

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 only modest growth in the average Canadian household’s total command over economic resources in...

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"Measuring Poverty Using Both Income and Wealth: An Empirical Comparison of Multidimensional Approaches Using Data for the U.S. and Spain"

Azpitarte, Francisco - Levy Economics Institute - 2010

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 that look at income and wealth separately when … argue that the higher correlation between income and wealth in the United States contributes to explaining the greater …

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

Masterson, Thomas - Levy Economics Institute - 2011

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 Enquete sur les Actifs Financiers with the 1989–90 Enquete Budget de Famille (BDF). The second match combines the 1998 General...

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"A Comparison of Inequality and Living Standards in Canada and the United States Using an Expanded Measure of Economic Well-Being"

Wolff, Edward N.; Zacharias, Ajit; Masterson, Thomas; … - Levy Economics Institute - 2012

) in that it includes noncash government transfers, public consumption, income from wealth, and household production, and … coefficient of 0.376-a gap that primarily reflects the greater importance of income from wealth in the States. However, the …

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"Simulations of Full-Time Employment and Household Work in the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico"

Masterson, Thomas - Levy Economics Institute - 2012

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 assigned full-time jobs. In all households that included job recipients, the time spent on household...

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"Recent Trends in Household Wealth in the United States-- Rising Debt and the Middle-Class Squeeze--An Update to 2007"

Wolff, Edward N. - Levy Economics Institute - 2010

-class squeeze." Median wealth grew briskly in the late 1990s. It grew even faster in the aughts, while the inequality of net worth …-type assets generally remained as high in 2007 as during the previous two decades. The racial and ethnic disparity in wealth … the early and mid-aughts. Wealth also shifted in relative terms, away from young households (particularly those under age …

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"The Economics of Inclusion: Building an Argument for a Shared Society"

Valenti, Michael A.; Giovannoni, Olivier G. - Levy Economics Institute - 2013

This paper presents a review of the literature on the economics of shared societies. As defined by the Club de Madrid, shared societies are societies in which people hold an equal capacity to participate in and benefit from economic, political, and social opportunities regardless of race,...

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"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"

Masterson, Thomas - Levy Economics Institute - 2014

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 2009) with the 2009 Korean Welfare Panel Study (KWPS 2009). The alignment of the two datasets is examined, after which various...

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"The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, France, 1989 and 2000"

Masterson, Thomas; Zacharias, Ajit; Eren, Selcuk; … - Levy Economics Institute - 2011

and income from wealth. We also found that the well-being of families headed by single females relative to married couples … these outcomes can be traced to the difference in the treatment of the role of wealth in shaping economic inequality. Our …

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"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"

Rios-Avila, Fernando - Levy Economics Institute - 2014

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 Finances, which are used as the basis for the 2010 LIMEW estimates for the United States. In the first part...

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