The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being

Research Program

The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) is a comprehensive tool to assess the economic determinants of household living standards. It reflects the impacts of the changes in the labor and financial markets, government expenditures and taxes, and provisioning of nonmarket domestic services by households for their own use. The LIMEW is designed to provide an alternative picture to standard measures (e.g., household disposable income) of the level and distribution of economic well-being among the population as a whole and subgroups such as racial groups, social classes, or types of families.

Associated Programs

The Distribution of Income, Wealth and Well-being

Associated Scholars

43 Related Publications

Working Paper No.680 26 July 2011
The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005
Andrew Sharpe, Alexander Murray, Benjamin Evans and Elspeth Hazell
Working Paper No.679 25 July 2011
The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, France, 1989 and 2000
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson and Selçuk Eren
Working Paper No.676 18 July 2011
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1989 and 2000 LIMEW Estimates for France
Thomas Masterson
Working Paper No.667 20 April 2011
The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, Great Britain, 1995 and 2005
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson and Selçuk Eren
Working Paper No.663 29 March 2011
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1995 and 2005 LIMEW Estimates for Great Britain
Thomas Masterson
Working Paper No.618 16 September 2010
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1992 and 2007 LIMEW Estimates for the United States
Thomas Masterson
Working Paper No.615 01 September 2010
Quality of Match for Statistical Matches Used in the 1999 and 2005 LIMEW Estimates for Canada
Thomas Masterson
Research Project Report 16 November 2009
Has Progress Been Made in Alleviating Racial Economic Inequality?
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Thomas Masterson
Research Project Report 09 April 2009
New Estimates of Economic Inequality in America, 1959—2004
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Thomas Masterson
Research Project Report 19 February 2009
What Are the Long-Term Trends in Intergroup Economic Disparities?
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Thomas Masterson
Research Project Report 03 February 2009
Postwar Trends in Economic Well-Being in the United States,1959–2004
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Thomas Masterson
Working Paper No.556 29 January 2009
Long-Term Trends in the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW), United States, 1959–2004
Edward N. Wolff, Ajit Zacharias and Thomas Masterson

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The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being

Research Program

Associated Programs

Associated Scholars

43 Related Publications

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

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

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

The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being, Great Britain, 1995 and 2005

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

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

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

Has Progress Been Made in Alleviating Racial Economic Inequality?

New Estimates of Economic Inequality in America, 1959—2004

What Are the Long-Term Trends in Intergroup Economic Disparities?

Postwar Trends in Economic Well-Being in the United States,1959–2004

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

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