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• Select Annual Report on U.S. Consumption Poverty: 2017

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  Annual Report on U.S. Consumption Poverty: 2017

  Authors:Bruce D. Meyer and James X. SullivanFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20183,162 words Statistical table 1350LIntroduction This report presents estimates of consumption and income based poverty in the United States derived from information collected in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey and the...
• Select Levels and Changes in Income Poverty, Consumption Poverty and Material Well-Being: A Response to Shaefer and Rivera (2018)

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  Levels and Changes in Income Poverty, Consumption Poverty and Material Well-Being: A Response to Shaefer and Rivera (2018)

  Authors:Bruce D. Meyer and James X. SullivanFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20184,036 words Essay 1520LThis comment responds to Shaefer and Rivera (2018), a recent working paper that criticizes some of our published work on trends in income and consumption based poverty measures in the United States (Meyer and Sullivan,...
• Select Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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  Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

  From:Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2012

  20164,986 words Report 1540LWe live on a planet with finite resources. How we manage and consume those resources will have real and lasting implications for prosperity and equity today and for future generations. Goal 12 addresses some of the key...
• Select A new measure of consumption inequality

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  A new measure of consumption inequality

  Authors:Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna MathurFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20147,435 words Report 1390LFOREWORD As the election draws closer, the buzz about inequality and middleclass welfare is reaching a crescendo. The perception of a rapidly growing gap between the nation's wealthiest and poorest citizens has...
• Select Consumption and the myths of inequality

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  Consumption and the myths of inequality

  Authors:Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna MathurFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20141,137 words Reprint 1380LIn multiple campaign speeches over the past week, President Obama has emphasized a theme central to Democratic campaigns across the country this year: inequality. Blasting a caricature of his opponent's economic...