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Working Papers

2007

1. Class Structure and Economic Inequality
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
2. Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute
3. Recent Trends in Household Wealth in the United States: Rising Debt and the Middle-Class Squeeze
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

2006

4. Household Wealth and the Measurement of Economic Well-Being in the United States
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The View citations
5. Net Government Expenditures and the Economic Well-Being of the Elderly in the United States, 1989-2001
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
6. The Adequacy of Retirement Resources among the Soon-to-Retire, 1983-2001
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

2005

7. Is the Equalizing Effect of Retirement Wealth Wearing Off?
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
8. Occupational and Industrial Mobility in the United States 1969–93
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

2004

9. Changes in Household Wealth in the 1980s and 1990s in the U.S
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

2003

10. Household Wealth, Public Consumption and Economic Well-Being in the United States
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
    Also in
    Public Economics, EconWPA (2003)
    See Also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (2005)
11. The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The View citations
12. The Vintage Effect in TFP Growth: An Analysis of the Age Structure of Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2003)
    See Also Journal Article in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (2006)

2002

13. Asset Poverty in the United States, 1984-1999: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
    Also in
    Microeconomics, EconWPA (2002)
    See Also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2004)
14. Productivity, Computerization, and Skill Change
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Review (2002)

2001

15. Is Wealth Becoming More Polarized in the United States?
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
    Also in
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
16. Skills, Computerization, and Earnings in the Postwar U.S. Economy
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA
    Also in
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

2000

17. Engines of growth in the U.S. economy
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (2000)
18. Outsourcing of services and the productivity recovery in U.S. manufacturing in the 1980s and 1990s
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research
19. Racial Wealth Disparities: Is the Gap Closing?
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
    Also in
    Economics Public Policy Brief Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The View citations
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The (2000) View citations
20. Recent Trends in Wealth Ownership, 1983-1998
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
    Also in
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA (2000)
21. What's Behind the Recent Rise in Profitability?
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA
    Also in
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The (2000)

1999

22. Occupational and Industry Mobility in the United States, 1969-1992
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1998

23. Protacted Frictional Unemployment as a Heavy Cost of Technical Progress
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA
24. Speed of Technical Progress and Length of the Average Interjob Period
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
25. Technology and the Demand for Skills
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA

1997

26. Gender Wage Differentials, Affirmative Action, and Employment Growth on the Industry Level
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA
27. The Productivity Paradox: Evidence from Indirect Indicators of Service Sector Productivity Growth
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (1999)

1996

28. Specialization and Productivity Performance in Low-,Medium-,and High-Tech Manufacturing Industries
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
29. Spillovers, Linkages, and Technical Change
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Systems Research (1997)
30. The Growth of Information Workers in the U.S. Economy, 1950-1990: The Role of Technological Change, Computerization, and Structural Change
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1994

31. Growth in a Dual Economy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993)
    See Also Journal Article in World Development (1997)
32. Multinational Corporations and Productivity Convergence in Mexico
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1989) View citations
33. Outsourcing of Servicesand Productivity Growth in Goods Industries
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
34. Trends in Household Wealth in the United States: 1962-1983 and 1983-1989
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1993

35. Changes in the Information-Intensity of the U.S. Workplace Since 1950: Has Information Technology Made a Difference
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
36. Growth and Dual Economy
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
37. Industry Wage Differentials and the Gender Wage Gap
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1992

38. Factors Behind Cross-Industry Differences in Technical Progress
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (1997)

1991

39. Social Security Annuities and Transfers: Distributional and Tax Implications
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

1990

40. CHANGES IN AGE-WEALTH PROFILES:SAVINGS, REVALUATION AND INHERITANCE
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
41. TECHNICAL CHANGE AND THE DEMAND FOR SKILLS BY U.S. INDUSTRIES
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (1992)

1989

42. THE DECLINE OF SEX SEGREGATION AND THE WAGE GAP, 1979-80
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1988

43. CHANGES IN THE SKILL REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. LABOR FORCE: 1960-85
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
44. CONVERGENCE OF INDUSTRY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY AMONG ADVANCED ECONOMIES: 1963-1982
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1988)
45. SECONDARY PRODUCTS AND THE MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (1991)

1987

46. Capital Formation and Long-Term Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Seven Countries
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
47. Is International Productivity Convergence Illusory?
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
48. Labor Quality and Productivity Growth in the U.S.: An Input-Output Growth Accounting Framework
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
49. Long-Term Trends in U.S. Wealth Inequality: Methodological Issues and Results
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
50. Sources of Postwar Growth of Information Activity in the U.S
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
51. Spillover Effects, Linkage Structure, Technical Change and Research and Development
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1986

52. Some Evidence on the Non-Linearity of Economic Time Series: 1890-1981
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1985

53. The Effects of Pensions and Social Security on the Distribution of Wealth in the U.S
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
54. Three Fundamental Productivity Concepts: Principles and Measurement
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
55. Unbalanced Growth, Capital Accumulation and Productivity Growth
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1984

56. Industrial Composition, Interindustry Effects, and the US Productivity Slowdown
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1985)
57. Input and Output Composition Changes: Measuring the Effect on the Productivity Slowdown
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
58. On Interindustry Differences in Absolute Productvity
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1984)
59. Unbalanced Growth Revisited: Asymptotic Stagnancy and New Evidence
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See Also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1985)

1983

60. Methodological Issues in Accounting For Pension and Social Security "Wealth" in A Microdata Framework
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1980

61. On the Theory of Productivity and Unbalanced Growth
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1979

62. Life-Cycle Patterns in the Household Accumulation of Wealth
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1977

63. Educational Screening and Occupational Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1976

64. Age, Education and Occupational Earnings Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1975

65. Social Determinants of Occupational Wage Behavior
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
66. The Goodness of Match
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
67. The Wage Bill and the Inequality of Earnings: A Programming Model of Puerto Rico
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

Undated

68. Asset Poverty in The United States: Its Persistence in an Expansionary Economy
    Economics Public Policy Brief Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The
69. Side Effects of Progress, How Technological Change Increases the Duration of Unemployment
    Economics Public Policy Brief Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The

Journal Articles

2008

1. S. Bowles, H. Gintis and M. Osborne Groves, Editors, Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success, Princeton University Press (2005)
   The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2008, 37, (4), 1679-1680

2007

2. MEASURES OF TECHNICAL CHANGE AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN SERVICES IN THE USA: WAS THERE A RESURGENCE OF PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN SERVICES?
   Metroeconomica, 2007, 58, (3), 368-395
3. Occupational and industrial mobility in the United States
   Labour Economics, 2007, 14, (3), 435-455 View citations
4. THE DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND TAXATION IN THE U.S., 1989 AND 2000
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2007, 53, (4), 692-715
5. The Impact of Wealth Inequality on Economic Well-Being
   Challenge, 2007, 50, (4), 65-87
6. The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being United States, 1989-2001
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2007, 33, (4), 443-470
7. The retirement wealth of the baby boom generation
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2007, 54, (1), 1-40

2006

8. The growth of information workers in the US economy, 1950--2000: the role of technological change, computerization, and structural change
   Economic Systems Research, 2006, 18, (3), 221-255
9. The vintage effect in TFP-growth: An analysis of the age structure of capital
   Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2006, 17, (3), 306-328 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2003)

2005

10. Computerization and Rising Unemployment Duration
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2005, 31, (4), 507-536
11. Household wealth, public consumption and economic well-being in the United States
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2005, 29, (6), 1073-1090 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2003)
12. In: Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt and Richard J. Murnane, Editors, Low-Wage America: How Employers Are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace, New York: Russell Sage Foundation (2003) pp. 535, xiii, Price $45.00, ISBN 0-87154-025-8
    The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2005, 34, (1), 129-132
13. The concept and measurement of asset poverty: Levels, trends and composition for the U.S., 1983–2001
    Journal of Economic Inequality, 2005, 2, (2), 145-169
    Also in
    Journal of Economic Inequality, 2004, 2, (2), 145-169 (2004)

2004

14. ASSET POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1984-99: EVIDENCE FROM THE PANEL STUDY OF INCOME DYNAMICS
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2004, 50, (4), 493-518
    See Also Working Paper (2002)
15. Asset Poverty in the United States, 1984-1999
    Challenge, 2004, 47, (1), 5-52

2003

16. Skills and Changing Comparative Advantage
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (1), 77-93
17. The 401(k) Rip-Off
    Challenge, 2003, 46, (4), 21-35
18. The Devolution of the American Pension System: Who Gained and Who Lost?
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2003, 29, (4), 477-495 View citations
19. What's behind the rise in profitability in the US in the 1980s and 1990s?
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2003, 27, (4), 479-499

2002

20. Computerization and Structural Change
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2002, 48, (1), 59-75
21. Inheritances and Wealth Inequality, 1989-1998
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 260-264
22. Productivity, computerization, and skill change
    Economic Review, 2002, (Q3), 63-87 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2002)
23. The impact of IT investment on income and wealth inequality in the postwar US economy
    Information Economics and Policy, 2002, 14, (2), 233-251

2001

24. The Role of Education in the Postwar Productivity Convergence among OECD Countries
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2001, 10, (3), 735-59 View citations
25. Wealth in America. By Lisa Keister. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. x, 307. $59.59, cloth; $19.95, paper. Inheritance and Wealth in America. Edited by Robert K. Miller Jr. and Stephen J. McNamee. New York: Plenum Press, 1998. Pp. xiii, 226. $49.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (01), 229-232

2000

26. Engines of growth in the US economy
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2000, 11, (4), 473-489 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2000)
27. Human capital investment and economic growth: exploring the cross-country evidence
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2000, 11, (4), 433-472 View citations
28. Productiivity Convergence among OECD Countries: The Postwar Experience
    International Productivity Monitor, 2000, 1, 17-22

1999

29. The productivity paradox: evidence from indirect indicators of service sector productivity growth
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1999, 32, (2), 281-308 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1997)
30. Wealth Accumulation by Age Cohort in the U.S., 1962–1992: The Role of Savings, Capital Gains and Intergenerational Transfers
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 1999, 24, (1), 27-49

1998

31. Recent Trends in the Size Distribution of Household Wealth
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (3), 131-50 View citations

1997

32. Factors behind cross-industry differences in technical progress
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1997, 8, (2), 205-220 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1992)
33. Growth in a dual economy
    World Development, 1997, 25, (10), 1627-1637 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1994)
34. Spillovers, Linkages and Technical Change
    Economic Systems Research, 1997, 9, (1), 9-23 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1996)

1996

35. Catching up in the postwar period: Puerto Rico as the fifth "Tiger"?
    World Development, 1996, 24, (5), 869-885
36. International Comparisons of Wealth Inequality
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1996, 42, (4), 433-51 View citations
37. Productivity Growth, Import Leakage and Employment Growth in Puerto Rico, 1967-87
    Economic Systems Research, 1996, 8, (4), 391-413
38. The Productivity Slowdown: The Culprit at Last? Follow-Up on Hulten and Wolff
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (5), 1239-52 View citations

1995

39. Interindustry wage differentials and the gender wage gap
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1995, 49, (1), 105-120 View citations
40. R&D Activity and Cross-Country Growth Comparisons
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1995, 19, (1), 189-207 View citations
41. Technological change, capital accumulation, and changing trade patterns over the long term
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1995, 6, (1), 43-70

1994

42. A key role for input-output analysis in policy design
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1994, 24, (1), 93-113
43. Productivity measurement within an input-output framework
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1994, 24, (1), 75-92 View citations
44. Trends in Household Wealth in the United States, 1962-83 and 1983-89
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1994, 40, (2), 143-74

1993

45. International Comparisons of Inter-industry Wage Differentials
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1993, 39, (3), 295-312 View citations
46. Spillover effects, linkage structure, and research and development
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1993, 4, (2), 315-331 View citations

1992

47. Changes in Wealth in the United States, 1962-1983: Savings, Capital Gains, Inheritance, and Lifetime Transfers
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (4), 261-88
48. Changing Inequality of Wealth
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 552-58 View citations
49. Technical Change and the Demand for Skills by U.S. Industries
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1992, 16, (2), 127-46 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1990)

1991

50. A Comparative Analysis of Household Wealth Patterns in France and the United States
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1991, 37, (3), 249-66 View citations
51. Capital Formation and Productivity Convergence over the Long Term
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (3), 565-79 View citations
52. Secondary products and the measurement of productivity growth
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1991, 21, (4), 581-615 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1988)
53. Trends in the growth and distribution of skills in the U.S. workplace, 1960û1985
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1991, 44, (3), 486-502 View citations

1990

54. Methodological issues in the estimation of the size distribution of household wealth
    Journal of Econometrics, 1990, 43, (1-2), 179-195 View citations
55. Wealth Holdings and Poverty Status in the U.S
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1990, 36, (2), 143-65

1989

56. Trends in Aggregate Household Wealth in the U.S., 1900-83
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1989, 35, (1), 1-29

1988

57. Convergence of Industry Labor Productivity among Advanced Economies, 1963-1982
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1988, 70, (4), 549-58
    See Also Working Paper (1988)
58. Productivity Growth, Convergence, and Welfare: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (5), 1155-59 View citations
59. Rate of Profit in the U.S. Economy, 1947-67: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (1), 304-06

1987

60. Estimates of Household Wealth Inequality in the U.S., 1962-1983
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1987, 33, (3), 231-56

1985

61. Industrial Composition, Interindustry Effects, and the U.S. Productivity Slowdown
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1985, 67, (2), 268-77
    See Also Working Paper (1984)
62. Unbalanced Growth Revisited: Asymptotic Stagnancy and New Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (4), 806-17 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1984)

1984

63. On Interindustry Differences in Absolute Productivity
    Journal of Political Economy, 1984, 92, (6), 1017-34 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1984)

1983

64. Feedback from Productivity Growth to R & D
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1983, 85, (2), 147-57 View citations
65. The Size Distribution of Household Disposable Wealth in the United States
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1983, 29, (2), 125-46

1981

66. Subsidies to New Energy
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (5), 891-913 View citations
67. The Accumulation of Household Wealth over the Life-Cycle: A Microdata Analysis
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1981, 27, (1), 75-96 View citations
68. The structure of income inequality in Puerto Rico
    Journal of Development Economics, 1981, 9, (2), 205-228

1979

69. The Distributional Effects of Uniform Air Pollution Policy in the United States
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1979, 93, (2), 281-301 View citations
70. The Distributional Effects of the 1969-75 Inflation on Holdings of Household Wealth in the United States
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1979, 25, (2), 195-207
71. The Rate of Surplus Value, the Organic Composition, and the General Rate of Profit in the U.S. Economy, 1947-67
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (3), 329-41

1977

72. Linkages and Leakages: Industrial Tracking in an Enclave Economy
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1977, 25, (4), 607-28 View citations
73. Schooling and Occupational Earnings
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1977, 23, (3), 259-78 View citations

1976

74. Occupational Earnings Behavior and the Inequality of Earnings by Sex and Race in the United States
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1976, 22, (2), 151-66 View citations

1975

75. Development and Trade Dependence: The Case of Puerto Rico, 1948-1963
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1975, 57, (4), 470-77
76. The Rate of Surplus Value in Puerto Rico
    Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (5), 935-49 View citations

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