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Tony Atkinson in conversation with Paul Krugman, Mon May 20, 6:30PM U.S. EST. Moderated by Chrystia Freeland
LIS Board President Sir Tony Atkinson will be in public conversation with Professor Paul Krugman on the relationship between inequality and growth. The conversation will be moderated by Chrystia Freeland, journalist at Thomson Reuters. The event will take place at the home of LIS’ satellite office, The Graduate Center of CUNY in New York City. The event, to take place on Monday May 20th, at 6:30 PM eastern time in New York, is sold out but will be live streamed. http://videostreaming.gc.cuny.edu/videos/livestreams/page1/
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May 17, 2013 | Highlight
Dataset Revisions: Greece 2007 and Greece 2010
LIS has revised the following datasets in the LIS Database: Greece 2007 and Greece 2010. For details, please check the List of Dataset Revisions.
April 25, 2013 | News
Japan 2008 Added to LIS Database
LIS proudly announces the availability of the first Japanese dataset in the Luxembourg Income Study Database. Based on the Japan Household Panel Survey (JHPS), from Keio University Joint Research Center for Panel Studies, the 2008 dataset is included in Wave VII of LIS.
April 24, 2013 | News
Slovak Repubic 2004, 2007 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
Three new datasets from the Slovak Republic have been added to the LIS Database, SK 2004 (Wave VI), SK 2007 (Wave VII) and SK 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC), from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
April 24, 2013 | News
Germany 2010 Added to LIS Database and Older Series Revised
LIS has added a new dataset from Germany to the LIS Database: Germany 2010 (Wave VIII). The dataset is based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).
In addition, German datasets for 1984, 1989, 1994, 2000, 2004 and especially 2007 have been revised. These datasets, all based on the GSOEP, are now consistent throughout Waves II-VIII. For details, please check the List of Dataset Revisions.
April 24, 2013 | News
South Africa 2010 added to LIS database
LIS has added a second dataset from South Africa to the LIS Database: South Africa 2010 (Wave VIII). This dataset is based on the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), and is from the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) of the University of Cape Town.
February 14, 2013 | News
Dataset Revisions: Colombia 2004, South Africa 2008, and Italy 2008
LIS has revised the following datasets in the LIS Database: Colombia 2004, South Africa 2008, and Italy 2008. For details, please check the List of Dataset Revisions.
February 14, 2013 | News
Colombia 2007 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
LIS has added two new datasets from Colombia to the LIS Database: Colombia 2007 (Wave VII) and Colombia 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the Great Integrated Household Survey (GEIH), and are from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)
February 14, 2013 | News
Dataset Revisions: Spain 2004, Greece 2004, and Italy 1987-2004
LIS has revised the following datasets in the LIS Database: Spain 2004, Greece 2004, and Italy 1987 – 2004 (all datasets). For details, please check the List of Dataset Revisions.
December 21, 2012 | News
United Kingdom 2007 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
Two new datasets from the United Kingdom have been added to the LIS Database, UK 2007 (Wave VII) and UK 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS), from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the National Centre for Social Research.
December 21, 2012 | News