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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 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 is the LIS Director of Operations. She manages and oversees all operations, ensuring the smooth functioning of the organisation’s daily activities and the coordination of its national and international research and data projects. She has extensive experience in the harmonisation of microdata for the comparative analysis of socio-economic […]
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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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Director of Operations and IT Director kruten@lisdatacenter.org +352 466 644 59 52 bio Thierry Kruten is the Director of Operations. He holds an MSc in Economics and an MSc in Information Technology, both from the University of Nancy in France. Prior to his time at LIS, he worked as an independent consultant for Eurostat, the […]
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Senior Scholar, LIS Email markus.jantti@sofi.su.se Tel +46 8 162645 Markus Jäntti is Professor of Economics at the Swedish Institute for Social Research at Stockholm University in Sweden. He holds a PhD in Economics from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. He was LIS’ Research Director from 2005 to 2014. His current research centers on income […]
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