In this article, the authors contribute novel evidence for two highly debated questions in the literature, i.e. whether job polarization is a local or global phenomenon and whether it entails distributional effects.
Upcoming virtual workshop on “The Distributional Effects of Higher Education Expansion” will take place on the 12th and 13th of November.
New updates to LIS Data Access Research Tool (DART)!
Four new video tutorials, presented by professor Louis Chauvel (University of Luxembourg), are added to the LIS Online Tutorial Series
Tenth call for the InGRID-2 Visiting Grants is Now Open. Deadline for application is November 29, 2020.
LIS is in the process of adopting a new practice of setting extreme income values for a bottom and top code for its Key Figures and DART.
The dimension of gender has largely remained hidden in the current debate about, and analysis of, economic inequality. Petra Sauer, Miriam Rehm, and Katharina Mader are taking stock of the discussion and provide some ways forward.
Three new video tutorials, presented by professor Philippe Van Kerm (University of Luxembourg and LISER), are added to the LIS Online Tutorial Series
Informed by new evidence and stylised facts about the distribution of housing-related debt across various socio-economic groups, the article discusses potential policy trade-offs between risks and opportunities associated with the regulation of mortgage markets.
In May 2020, World Development Indicators released PPP rates that convert local currency units into 2017 US PPP dollars. In this article, we raise the following question: How are the LIS figures affected by the choice of the PPP benchmark year?