LIS: Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (ASBL) seeks applications for an Executive Director The LIS Executive Directorship – Overview: A part-time post offering substantial opportunities for research career advancement Leading and developing a high-profile world-renowned organization providing cross-national household survey data and related research resources and support Will work in close collaboration with the Director […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-seeks-executive-director/
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The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) is holding its 3rd Luxembourg Workshop on Household Finance and Consumption (Lu-HFC) on 25 -26 June 2015. The objective of the workshop is to gather local and regional academics, researchers, PhD students, and representatives of relevant institutions interested in empirical research, on the economic and financial behaviour of households. […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/bcl-workshop-2015/
CEPS/INSTEAD is hosting the “Social and labour market policy evaluation with administrative data” workshop, which will be held in Esch-sur-Alzette, in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, on 9-12 June 2015. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy of Luxembourg. The conference will be preceded by a two-day […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/upcoming-ceps-workshop/
We are excited to announce that we have added a new country to the LIS Database. Three datasets from Serbia, RS06 (Wave VII), RS10 (Wave VIII) and RS13 (Wave IX), are now available. The datasets are from the Household Budget Survey (HBS) from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/data-from-serbia-are-now-available-in-the-lis-database/
Three new datasets from Hungary, HU07 (Wave VII), HU10 (Wave VIII) and HU12 (Wave IX), have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are from the Tárki Household Monitor Survey, which is based on data from the TÁRKI Social Research Institute. In addition, HU91, HU94, HU99, and HU05 (Waves III – VI) have been […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/hungary-added-to-lis-database/
We are delighted to announce that we have acquired, for the first time, microdata from Egypt. The dataset EG12 is now available in the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2012 Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS), corresponding to Wave IX. We thank the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in cooperation with Egypt’s Central […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/egyptian-data-in-house/
Janet Gornick gave a lecture titled “High and Rising Inequality: Causes and Consequences” at the Cercle Münster in Luxembourg on January 15, 2015. Her lecture was delivered to about 40 members of the Oxford University Society of Luxembourg and their guests. It was followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer period.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-director-spoke-to-the-oxford-university-society-of-luxembourg/
During her recent stay in Luxembourg, LIS Director Janet Gornick was interviewed by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne about inequality in the US, in comparative perspective. She observed: “Our inequality is already high because of the low minimum wage, the weakness of unions, and very high levels of private-sector compensation at the top. But, on […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/janet-gornick-interviewed-on-redistributive-policies-in-the-us/
DIW, the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, presents LIS in the 107th edition of the SOEPnewsletter. The January 2015 newsletter offers the latest developments regarding the SOEP, and dedicates a section to LIS and its upcoming events in 2015. Get a copy here (see p. 10).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-in-latest-soep-newsletter/
LIS Director Janet Gornick is featured in a news article on the Graduate Center’s homepage. The article presents a summary of LIS’ work, and addresses the growing role that LIS is playing in cross-national inequality research. It also highlights LIS’ increasing prominence at the Graduate Center. “Janet Gornick: in the global spotlight” can be read […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/growing-attention-for-lis/