Ngina Chiteji
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227994 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ngina Chiteji |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ngina |
| FAMILY NAME | Chiteji |
| SIGNATURE | CHITEJI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Skidmore College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4030-6851 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Teaching Economics
In his 1991 Presidential Address, then president of the National Economic Association (NEA) Thomas Boston gave a speech that discussed the widespread commercial activity in the Indian Ocean region during premodern times. However, most economists are unaware of the history of this region. This paper argues that the Swahili Coast, which was part of the premodern Indian Ocean trading network, can be used as a case study to spur discussion of several…
Introduction to the RBPE Special Issue on Criminal Justice Reform titled “Criminal Justice Reform
This essay introduces the reader to the papers in this special volume about criminal justice reform
Wealth and Retirement
This article extends the existing literature about the consequences that having a prison record has on formerly incarcerated men’s labor market outcomes by projecting forward to think about what the diminished labor market prospects may mean for men when they reach retirement age. We find that formerly incarcerated men have little wealth accumulated by their late 40s and 50s, that they have limited access to on-the-job pensions, and that some may…
My Brother's Keeper? The Association Between Having Siblings in Poor Health and Wealth Accumulation
When confronted with the economic costs of addressing a serious health problem, many American households do not possess the ability to deal with the crises on their own and may turn to family members for help. Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we examine if the level of wealth held by individuals is related to the health problems of their siblings. We find evidence that having a sibling who has experienced a health …
The Racial Wealth Gap and the Borrower’s Dilemma
This article examines the relationship between the Black-White wealth gap and household borrowing. Financial markets have been applauded for making credit available to all U.S. households since the 1990s—for democratizing credit. This study finds that the rates charged to borrowers can differ substantially by race, however. Because a household’s wealth status is affected by both the value of its assets and its outstanding debt, the author argues …
Wealth in the Extended Family
This paper argues that researchers may be misgauging family resources by focusing narrowly on the nuclear family when measuring these resources. While social scientists have long been interested in the ways that families' material resources affect their ability to provide for their offspring, the traditional measures of family resources have emphasized parents' income and parents' wealth, although the interest in the latter is relatively new (Con…
Relationships as Antidote to Challenges in the Classroom
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics Online
This article discusses recent efforts by staff members associated with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to extend access to PSID files in the context of instruction using the World Wide Web and the role that PSID’s online Data Center and online tutorials can play in helping the economics discipline fulfill its educational objectives
Family Connections and the Black-White Wealth Gap among Middle-Class Families
Family Connections and the Black-White Wealth Gap among Middle-Class Families
Wealth in the Extended Family
This paper argues that researchers may be misgauging family resources by focusing narrowly on the nuclear family when measuring these resources. While social scientists have long been interested in the ways that families' material resources affect their ability to provide for their offspring, the traditional measures of family resources have emphasized parents' income and parents' wealth, although the interest in the latter is relatively new (Con…
Wealth and Retirement
This article extends the existing literature about the consequences that having a prison record has on formerly incarcerated men’s labor market outcomes by projecting forward to think about what the diminished labor market prospects may mean for men when they reach retirement age. We find that formerly incarcerated men have little wealth accumulated by their late 40s and 50s, that they have limited access to on-the-job pensions, and that some may…
Family Connections and the Black-White Wealth Gap among Middle-Class Families
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics Online
This article discusses recent efforts by staff members associated with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to extend access to PSID files in the context of instruction using the World Wide Web and the role that PSID’s online Data Center and online tutorials can play in helping the economics discipline fulfill its educational objectives
Relationships as Antidote to Challenges in the Classroom
The Racial Wealth Gap and the Borrower’s Dilemma
This article examines the relationship between the Black-White wealth gap and household borrowing. Financial markets have been applauded for making credit available to all U.S. households since the 1990s—for democratizing credit. This study finds that the rates charged to borrowers can differ substantially by race, however. Because a household’s wealth status is affected by both the value of its assets and its outstanding debt, the author argues …
Wealth in the Extended Family
This paper argues that researchers may be misgauging family resources by focusing narrowly on the nuclear family when measuring these resources. While social scientists have long been interested in the ways that families' material resources affect their ability to provide for their offspring, the traditional measures of family resources have emphasized parents' income and parents' wealth, although the interest in the latter is relatively new (Con…
My Brother's Keeper? The Association Between Having Siblings in Poor Health and Wealth Accumulation
When confronted with the economic costs of addressing a serious health problem, many American households do not possess the ability to deal with the crises on their own and may turn to family members for help. Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we examine if the level of wealth held by individuals is related to the health problems of their siblings. We find evidence that having a sibling who has experienced a health …
Introduction to the RBPE Special Issue on Criminal Justice Reform titled “Criminal Justice Reform
This essay introduces the reader to the papers in this special volume about criminal justice reform
Wealth and Retirement
This article extends the existing literature about the consequences that having a prison record has on formerly incarcerated men’s labor market outcomes by projecting forward to think about what the diminished labor market prospects may mean for men when they reach retirement age. We find that formerly incarcerated men have little wealth accumulated by their late 40s and 50s, that they have limited access to on-the-job pensions, and that some may…
Teaching Economics
In his 1991 Presidential Address, then president of the National Economic Association (NEA) Thomas Boston gave a speech that discussed the widespread commercial activity in the Indian Ocean region during premodern times. However, most economists are unaware of the history of this region. This paper argues that the Swahili Coast, which was part of the premodern Indian Ocean trading network, can be used as a case study to spur discussion of several…
Economics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Panel Study of Income Dynamics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · White (mutation (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)