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New York Times launches new site, The Upshot, with study based on LIS data
Apr 22, 2014 | Highlight

All of us at LIS are delighted that the New York Times (NYT) chose to launch their exciting new venture — The Upshot — with an extensive report, Losing the Lead, based on the LIS data. The Upshot, led by Pulitzer Prize winning economics journalist David Leonhardt, premiered today. The NYT report includes additional information […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/new-york-times-launches-new-site-the-upshot-with-study-based-on-lis-data/

Caroline de Tombeur
Jan 08, 2014 | Uncategorized

Administrator   admin2@lisdatacenter.org   +352 466 644 59 50 Caroline has been at LIS since its early years.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/caroline-de-tombeur-administrator/

Tony Atkinson in conversation with Paul Krugman, moderated by Chrystia Freeland
May 20, 2013 | News

On May 20, 2013, LIS Board President Tony Atkinson and Paul Krugman engaged in a public conversation at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Professors Atkinson and Krugman – two of the world’s preeminent economists – discussed the complex links between inequality and economic growth, instability, and mobility. The conversation was […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/tony-atkinson-in-conversation-with-paul-krugman-mon-may-20-630pm-u-s-est/

Dataset Revisions: Spain 2004, Greece 2004, and Italy 1987-2004
Dec 21, 2012 | Highlight

LIS has revised the following datasets in the LIS Database: Spain 2004, Greece 2004, and Italy 1987 – 2004 (all datasets). For details, please check the List of Dataset Revisions.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/dataset-revisions-spain-2004-greece-2004-and-italy-1987-2004/

United Kingdom 2007 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
Dec 21, 2012 | Highlight

Two new datasets from the United Kingdom have been added to the LIS Database, UK 2007 (Wave VII) and UK 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS), from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the National Centre for Social Research.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/united-kingdom-2007-and-2010-added-to-lis-database/

Greece 2007 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
Dec 21, 2012 | Highlight

Two new datasets have just been made available in the LIS Database: Greece 2007 (Wave VII) and Greece 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.Stat).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/greece-2007-and-2010-added-to-lis-database/

Spain 2007 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
Nov 28, 2012 | Highlight

LIS has added two new datasets from Spain to the LIS Database, Spain 2007 (Wave VII) and Spain 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the European Union’s Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), and are from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/spain-2007-and-2010-added-to-lis-database/

Italy 2008 and 2010 Added to LIS Database
Nov 28, 2012 | Highlight

LIS has added two new datasets from Italy to the LIS Database, Italy 2008 (Wave VII) and Italy 2010 (Wave VIII). The datasets are based on the Survey of Household Income and Wealth (SHIW), from the Bank of Italy.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/italy-2008-and-2010-datasets-added-to-lis-database/

China 2002 Added to LIS Database
Nov 28, 2012 | Highlight

LIS proudly announces the availability of the first Chinese dataset in the Luxembourg Income Study Database. Based on the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP), from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the 2002 dataset is included in Wave V of LIS.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/first-chinese-dataset-in-lis/

Welfare States and Immigrant Rights: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion
Sep 21, 2012 | Books

Read abstract Welfare States and Immigrant Rights deals with the impact of welfare states on  immigrants’ social rights, economic well-being and social inclusion, and it offers the first systematic comparison of immigrants’ social rights across welfare states. To study immigrants’ social rights the author develops an analytical framework that focuses on the interplay between 1) […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/books/welfare-states-and-immigrant-rights/