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1.

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

Levy Economics Institute Working Papers Series No. 159
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 07 Apr 2010
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Household Wealth, Inequality, Racial Inequality, Portfolio Composition

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Technology and the Demand for Skills

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 153
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Aug 1998
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Recent Trends in Wealth Ownership, 1983-1998

Jerome Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 300
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Aug 2000
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Racial Wealth Disparities: Is the Gap Closing?

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 311
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Sep 2000
Maury Gittleman and Edward N. Wolff
Bureau of Labor Statistics and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Recent Trends in Household Wealth in the United States: Rising Debt and the Middle-Class Squeeze

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 502
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Jun 2007
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Household Wealth, Inequality, Racial Inequality, Portfolio Composition

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A Comparative Analysis of Education Costs and Outcomes: The United States vs. Other OECD Countries

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 28 Jun 2013
Edward N. Wolff, William J. Baumol and Anne Noyes Saini
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics, New York University - Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Princeton University - Department of Economics
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cost disease, education, costs, productivity, international comparison

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Class Structure and Economic Inequality

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 487
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Jan 2007
Edward N. Wolff and Ajit Zacharias
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Bard College - Levy Economics Institute
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Class Analysis, Living Standards, Inequality

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Engines of Growth in the U.S. Economy

CentER Working Paper No. 78
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Nov 2000
Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff
Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Is Wealth Becoming More Polarized in the United States?

Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Working Paper No. 330
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Jul 2001
Conchita D'Ambrosio and Edward N. Wolff
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Economics, Psychology & Social Sciences (CISEPS) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Household Wealth and the Measurement of Economic Well-Being in the United States

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 447
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 May 2006
Edward N. Wolff and Ajit Zacharias
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Bard College - Levy Economics Institute
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living standards, household wealth, inequality

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Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1962 to 2016: Has Middle Class Wealth Recovered?

NBER Working Paper No. w24085
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 06 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2022
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Household Wealth, Public Consumption, and Economic Well-Being in the United States

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 386
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Oct 2003
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Asena Caner
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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living standards, public consumption, household wealth, inequality

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The Great Recession and Racial Inequality: Evidence from Measures of Economic Well-Being

Levy Economics Institute, Working Papers Series
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Jan 2017
Thomas Masterson, Ajit Zacharias, Fernando Rios‐Avila and Edward N. Wolff
Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - The Levy Economics Institute and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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LIMEW, United States, Great Recession, Race, Distribution of Wealth, Distribution of Income

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What's Behind the Recent Rise in Profitability?

Jerome Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 297
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 14 Sep 2000
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Asset Poverty in the United States, 1984-1999: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 356
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 01 Apr 2003
Asena Caner and Edward N. Wolff
affiliation not provided to SSRN and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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asset poverty, PSID

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The Vintage Effect in Tfp-Growth: An Analysis of the Age Structure of Capital

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The Vintage Effect in Tfp-Growth: An Analysis of the Age Structure of Capital

CentER Discussion Paper No. 2003-109
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Jun 2004
Maury Gittleman, Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Capital, productivity, growth, expenditure, TFP

The Vintage Effect in TFP Growth: An Analysis of the Age Structure of Capital

NBER Working Paper No. w9768
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Jun 2003 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2022
Maury Gittleman, Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being

The Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 372
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Apr 2003
Edward N. Wolff and Ajit Zacharias
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Bard College - Levy Economics Institute
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living standards, quality of life, income inequality, wealth, time allocation

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The Adequacy of Retirement Resources Among the Soon-to-Retire, 1983–2001

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 472
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Aug 2006
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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pensions, Social Security, wealth, retirement adequacy

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Is the Equalizing Effect of Retirement Wealth Wearing Off?

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 420
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 20 Apr 2005
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Pensions, Social Security, Wealth, Inequality

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Speed of Technical Progress and Length of the Average Interjob Period

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 237
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Oct 1998
William J. Baumol and Edward N. Wolff
New York University - Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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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

Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Working Paper No. 703
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 07 Jan 2012
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson, Selcuk Eren, Andrew Sharpe and Elspeth Hazell
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Center for the Study of Living Standards and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Well-Being, Living Standards, Inequality, Income, International Comparisons

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Social Security Annuities and Transfers: Distributional and Tax Implications

The Jerome Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 58
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Jul 1999
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Net Government Expenditures and the Economic Well-Being of the Elderly in the United States, 1989-2001

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 466
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 09 Aug 2006
Ajit Zacharias, Hyunsub Kum, Hyunsub Kum and Edward N. Wolff
Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Seoul National UniversityBard College - Levy Economics Institute and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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economic well-being, living standards, inequality

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The Joint Distribution of Net Worth and Pension Wealth in Germany

SOEPpaper No. 853
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Jul 2016
Timm Boenke, Markus Grabka, Carsten Schröder, Edward N. Wolff and Lennard Zyska
Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics, New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and KU Eichstaett-Ingolstadt - Department of Economics and Business Administration
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net worth, pension wealth, augmented wealth, SOEP, age wealth profiles

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Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1962-2013: What Happened Over the Great Recession?

NBER Working Paper No. w20733
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 08 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Inheritances and the Distribution of Wealth or Whatever Happened to the Great Inheritance Boom?

ECB Working Paper No. 1300
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Mar 2011
Edward N. Wolff and Maury Gittleman
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Inheritance, household wealth, inequality

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Multinational Corporations and Productivity Convergence in Mexico

NBER Working Paper No. w3141
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2022
Magnus Blomstrom and Edward N. Wolff
Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth

NBER Working Paper No. w15508
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 17 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 18 May 2023
James B. Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks and Edward N. Wolff
University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics, UN World Food Programme, United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Occupation and Industrial Mobility in the United States 1969-93

The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Working Paper No. 416
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Apr 2005
Eric Parrado, Asena Caner and Edward N. Wolff
Central Bank of Chile, affiliation not provided to SSRN and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Occupation, industry, mobility, earnings

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Long-Term Trends in the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW), United States, 1959-2004

Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 556
Number of pages: 119 Posted: 31 Jan 2009
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Thomas Masterson
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute and Bard College - Levy Economics Institute
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Well-Being, Living Standards, Inequality

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Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1962 to 2019: Median Wealth Rebounds... But Not Enough

NBER Working Paper No. w28383
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 27 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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The Asset Price Meltdown and the Wealth of the Middle Class

NBER Working Paper No. w18559
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 22 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Skills, Computerization, and Earnings in the Postwar U.S. Economy

Levy Economics Institute Paper No. 331
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Jul 2001
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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A Head-To-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States

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A Head-To-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States

SOEPpaper No. 899
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Mar 2017
Timm Boenke, Markus Grabka, Carsten Schröder and Edward N. Wolff
Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Net Worth, Pension Wealth, Augmented Wealth, Wealth Portfolio, SOEP, SCF

A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w23244
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Timm Boenke, Markus Grabka, Carsten Schroeder and Edward N. Wolff
Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Spillovers, Linkages, and Productivity Growth in the Us Economy, 1958 to 2007

NBER Working Paper No. w16864
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 07 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Age, Education and Occupational Earnings Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w0149
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2022
Edward N. Wolff and Dennis M. Bushe
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Wealth Taxation in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w26544
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Productivity, Computerization, and Skill Change

NBER Working Paper No. w8743
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Jan 2002 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2022
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Pensions in the 2000s: The Lost Decade?

NBER Working Paper No. w16991
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 02 May 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, Great Britain, 1995 and 2005

Levy Economics Institute Working Papers Series No. 667
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 03 May 2011
Selcuk Eren, Thomas Masterson, Edward N. Wolff and Ajit Zacharias
Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Bard College - Levy Economics Institute
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Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-being (LIMEW), Great Britain, Economic Well-Being, Economic Inequality, Household Income Measures

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

Levy Economics Institute, Working Paper No. 679
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 27 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2011
Thomas Masterson, Ajit Zacharias, Selcuk Eren and Edward N. Wolff
Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute, Bard College - Levy Economics Institute and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-being (LIMEW), France, Economic Well-Being, Economic Inequality, Household Income Measures

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Growth in a Dual Economy

NBER Working Paper No. w4433
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2022
Magnus Blomstrom and Edward N. Wolff
Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Economics and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Educational Screening and Occupational Earnings

NBER Working Paper No. w0174
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2022
Edward N. Wolff and Joel Hay
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Independent
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Deconstructing Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1983 - 2013

NBER Working Paper No. w22704
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Inheritances and the Distribution of Wealth or Whatever Happened to the Great Inheritance Boom? Results from the Scf and Psid

NBER Working Paper No. w16840
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2023
Edward N. Wolff and Maury Gittleman
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Taxes and the Revaluation of Household Wealth

NBER Working Paper No. w27328
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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The Goodness of Match

NBER Working Paper No. w0072
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2022
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Inflation, Interest, and the Secular Rise in Wealth Inequality in the U.S.: Is the Fed Responsible?

NBER Working Paper No. w29392
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 25 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2022
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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The Decline of African-American and Hispanic Wealth Since the Great Recession

NBER Working Paper No. w25198
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 29 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Income and Wealth Volatility: Evidence from Italy and the U.S. In the Past Two Decades

NBER Working Paper No. w26527
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022
Conchita D'Ambrosio, Giorgia Menta and Edward N. Wolff
Universite du Luxembourg - Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Is There Really an Inflation Tax? Not for the Middle Class and the Ultra-Wealthy

NBER Working Paper No. w31775
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 16 Oct 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Heterogenous Rates of Return on Homes and Other Real Estate: Do the Rich Do Better? Do Black Households Do Worse?

NBER Working Paper No. w30543
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Mortality Differentials, the Racial and Ethnic Retirement Wealth Gap, and the Great Pandemic

NBER Working Paper No. w31200
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 May 2023 Last Revised: 15 May 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Trends in the Retirement Preparedness of Black and Hispanic Households in the Us

NBER Working Paper No. w31532
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 07 Aug 2023
Edward N. Wolff
New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics
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Gender Wage Differentials, Affirmative Action, and Employment Growth on the Industry Level

Posted: 09 Jul 1997
Judith Fields and Edward N. Wolff
Bard College and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics

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Protracted Frictional Unemployment as a Heavy Cost of Technical Progress

Levy Economics Institute WP #179
Posted: 05 May 1997
William J. Baumol and Edward N. Wolff
New York University - Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics

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