Edited by Edward N. Wolff, Professor of Economics, New York University, US

'The book is a rich source of information.'

• Contents: Preface by Dimitri B. Papadimitriou Introduction by Ajit Zacharias Part I: Living Standards in the United States 1. Recent Trends in Living Standards in the United States 2. Using Expenditures to Measure the Standard of Living in the United States: Does it Make a Difference? 3. Who has Benefited from Economic Growth in the United States since 1969? The Case of Children 4. Reassessing the Consumer Price Index: Five Years After the Boskin Commission Part II: International Comparisons of Living Standards 5. Has Economic Well-being Improved in Canada and the United States? 6. Comparing Living Standards Across Nations: Real Incomes at the Top, the Bottom, and the Middle Part III: Wealth and Living Standards 7. Race, Home Ownership, and Family Structure in Twentieth-century America 8. Living Standard Potential and the Transmission of Advantage in Chile Part IV: Other Dimensions in Measuring Well-being 9. Historical Perspective on the Standard of Living Using Anthropometric Data 10. Time Intensity and Well-being: What We Can Learn from Time-use Data 11. Measuring Worker Rights and Labor Strength in the Advanced Economies 12. Measuring Quality of Life with Local Indicators Index

Edited by Edward N. Wolff, Professor of Economics, New York University, US

'The book is a rich source of information.'

• Contents: Preface by Dimitri B. Papadimitriou Introduction by Ajit Zacharias Part I: Living Standards in the United States 1. Recent Trends in Living Standards in the United States 2. Using Expenditures to Measure the Standard of Living in the United States: Does it Make a Difference? 3. Who has Benefited from Economic Growth in the United States since 1969? The Case of Children 4. Reassessing the Consumer Price Index: Five Years After the Boskin Commission Part II: International Comparisons of Living Standards 5. Has Economic Well-being Improved in Canada and the United States? 6. Comparing Living Standards Across Nations: Real Incomes at the Top, the Bottom, and the Middle Part III: Wealth and Living Standards 7. Race, Home Ownership, and Family Structure in Twentieth-century America 8. Living Standard Potential and the Transmission of Advantage in Chile Part IV: Other Dimensions in Measuring Well-being 9. Historical Perspective on the Standard of Living Using Anthropometric Data 10. Time Intensity and Well-being: What We Can Learn from Time-use Data 11. Measuring Worker Rights and Labor Strength in the Advanced Economies 12. Measuring Quality of Life with Local Indicators Index

Edited by Edward N. Wolff, Professor of Economics, New York University, US

'The book is a rich source of information.'

• Contents: Preface by Dimitri B. Papadimitriou Introduction by Ajit Zacharias Part I: Living Standards in the United States 1. Recent Trends in Living Standards in the United States 2. Using Expenditures to Measure the Standard of Living in the United States: Does it Make a Difference? 3. Who has Benefited from Economic Growth in the United States since 1969? The Case of Children 4. Reassessing the Consumer Price Index: Five Years After the Boskin Commission Part II: International Comparisons of Living Standards 5. Has Economic Well-being Improved in Canada and the United States? 6. Comparing Living Standards Across Nations: Real Incomes at the Top, the Bottom, and the Middle Part III: Wealth and Living Standards 7. Race, Home Ownership, and Family Structure in Twentieth-century America 8. Living Standard Potential and the Transmission of Advantage in Chile Part IV: Other Dimensions in Measuring Well-being 9. Historical Perspective on the Standard of Living Using Anthropometric Data 10. Time Intensity and Well-being: What We Can Learn from Time-use Data 11. Measuring Worker Rights and Labor Strength in the Advanced Economies 12. Measuring Quality of Life with Local Indicators Index