Read abstract This landmark study on inequality and poverty, which covers all 30 OECD countries, includes chapters on the main features and drivers of inequality, characteristics of poverty, and additional dimensions of inequality — such as intergenerational mobility, the impact of publicly-provided services, and the distribution of household wealth. The report draws heavily on the […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/books/growing-unequal-income-distribution-and-poverty-in-oecd-countries/
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Read abstract Poverty is not simply the result of an individual’s characteristics, behaviors or abilities. Rather, as David Brady demonstrates, poverty is the result of politics. In Rich Democracies, Poor People, Brady investigates why poverty is so entrenched in some affluent democracies whereas it is a solvable problem in others. Drawing on over thirty years […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/books/rich-democracies-poor-people/
Read abstract The first book to study women’s poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women–while also considering partnered women and immigrants–in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/books/poor-women-in-rich-countries/
Read abstract Gender inequality in the workplace persists, even in nations with some of the most progressive laws and generous family support policies. Yet the dimensions on which inequality is measured—levels of women’s employment, number of hours worked, sex segregation by occupations and wages—tell very different stories across industrialized nations. By examining federally guaranteed parental […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/books/poor-women-in-rich-countrie/
In the summer of 2009, the LIS Board met in Luxembourg. A lively discussion took place about “re-branding” the Luxembourg Income Study. Many of the suggestions made to us at that meeting were seconded in 2010 when LIS underwent an external audit. Two recommendations were overwhelmingly clear: First, our organization’s longstanding name – the Luxembourg […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/lis-has-a-new-name-new-logo-and-new-look/
Peter Frase, is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at The Graduate Center of CUNY. Peter is the first recipient of an FNR-sponsored LIS Predoctoral Fellowship. Maurice Leach is a political scientist who consults regularly with LIS on microdata documentation.
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Data Expert and Statistician alkemade@lisdatacenter.org +352 466 644 59 54
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Data Expert and Research Associate paradowski@lisdatacenter.org bio Piotr Paradowski is a political economist. At LIS, he serves as a member of the data staff. He has comprehensive knowledge of quantitative social science methods and conducts research using the LIS data, focusing on income and wealth distributions as they relate to economic inequality, poverty, and welfare […]
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Director of Operations munzi@lisdatacenter.org bio Teresa Munzi has a background in economics. She earned a degree in Economics from the University of Rome and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. Before coming to work at LIS in 2002, she served as an economist at the Economics Directorate of the European Commission […]
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Communication Manager Email medinger@lisdatacenter.org Tel +352 466 644 59 59 Kerstin has a background in foreign languages. She holds an MA in Hispanic literature and civilization, and an MA in Publishing from the University Paris-Sorbonne IV. Before joining the LIS team, she worked as a copyright specialist in Paris.
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