The Geography of Inequality in Egypt: Decomposition Analysis and Regional Trends over 1999-2017
Using the Egyptian ERFLIS data, this article further dissects the national inequality levels by breaking them down to the regional level.
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Analyzing Migrant Wealth Gaps in Cross-National Perspective Using LWS Data
This article explores wealth disparities between migrant and native populations using data from the Luxembourg Wealth Study.
Socio-demographic Changes and Income Inequality
This article explores how these socio-demographic changes have impacted income inequality in six continental European countries over a thirty-year period.
Call for papers for the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2025
We invite scholars in the field of comparative economic inequality to contribute to the 2nd III/LIS Conference
LIS Welcomes Philippe Van Kerm as Research Director
Professor Philippe Van Kerm is the new LIS Research Director
Bridging Inequality of Opportunity, Sufficientarianism, and Limitarianism: A Framework for Assessing Unfair Inequality
Bridging Inequality of Opportunity, Sufficientarianism, and Limitarianism: This article provides a framework for assessing unfair inequality
Educational Expansion and Returns to Higher Education in Austria over three Decades
This article provides a snapshot how tertiary education degrees in Austria expanded and how the higher education premium by gender has evolved over time.
Analyzing the Impact of Social Protection Programs in a Cross-national Perspective – Part 2
By using the concept of an international poverty line the author showcases the effectiveness of social protection systems in poverty prevention over time.
Introducing `Lissyuse ()’: New R function in LISSY
The LIS team has developed a new R function, lissyuse(), for easy and efficient data loading
LIS granted the Aldi Award for 2023 LIS Working Paper
Itay Machtei is the winner of the 2023 LIS Aldi Award