The application of our annual 2016 Introductory Summer Workshop can be found here. Practical information is available on the dedicated 2016 LIS Summer Workshop Website. The application is due 25 April 2016. Source: Flavia Camilleri ©
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/2016-lis-introductory-summer-workshop-application-is-available/
Archives
We are delighted to inform our users that we have added one new dataset from United Kingdom, UK13 (Wave IX), to the LIS Database. The dataset is from the 2013-14 wave of Family Resources Survey (FRS), which serves as input for the British component of the EU Survey of Income and Living Conditions – SILC. […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/united-kingdom-2013-added-to-the-lis-database/
Tim Smeeding, former LIS Director, has received a prestigious award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. The award granted Tim a named professorship, and invited him to select the name. Tim chose the title: Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics. For over two decades, Lee was LIS’ Research Director; he was a […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/tim-smeeding-named-lee-rainwater-distinguished-professor-of-public-affairs-and-economics/
Today, the Guardian launched a two-week series, on the worrisome economic status of “Generation Y” (those born between 1980 and the mid-1990s) in eight affluent countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and US. The main data source was our Luxembourg Income Study Database. We look forward to future collaborations with the Guardian – […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/the-guardian-launched-a-two-week-series-based-on-lis-data/
We are delighted to inform our users that we have added one new dataset from India, IN11 (Wave VIII), to the LIS Database. The dataset is from the 2011 India Human Development Survey (IHDS), was jointly organized by researchers from the University of Maryland (in the US) and the National Council of Applied Economic Research […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/india-2011-added-to-the-lis-database/
This version of the Comparative Welfare States Dataset is an update of Brady, Huber, and Stephens (2014). It corrects errors in Brady et al. (2014) (e.g. errors in the WTID Data on the top 1% share including capital gains) and it adds several variables (e.g. the OECD income distribution data). Language clarifying the content of […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/cws-lac-datasets/
We are happy to announce that our annual LIS Introductory Summer Workshop will be held 3-9 July in Luxembourg. Practical information is available on the dedicated 2016 LIS Summer Workshop Website. The application, which can be found here, is due 25 April 2016. Source: Flavia Camilleri ©
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/2016-lis-summer-workshop/
Dear LIS Community, As 2016 starts, I not only wish you a very happy New Year but also bring news of new developments in the organization of LIS. The LIS Executive Committee and Board have, at Janet’s instigation, been looking to the future in terms both of structure and personnel, and are very pleased that […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/daniele-checchi/
Dear LISSY users, We are approaching the end of 2015 and it is soon time to renew your access! Since registration to access the LIS and LWS Databases corresponds to the calendar year, a renewal of your access is required to extend your subscription. Please note that you may renew for 2016, starting on 1 […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/lissy-renewal-2016/
We are delighted to announce that we have acquired, for the first time, microdata from the Dominican Republic. As of today, one dataset, DO07 (Wave VII), is available in the LIS Database. The dataset is from the 2006-2007 wave of the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey / Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/new-country-dominican-republic-2007-in-house/