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Italy – Older Data Points Added to the LWS Database
Sep 14, 2017 | Highlight

With a view to create longer time-series in the LWS Database, four old data points have been added to the Italian series: IT95 (Wave IV), IT00 (Wave V), IT04 (Wave VI) and IT08 (Wave VII). The datasets are based on the corresponding waves of the Survey of Household Income and Wealth (SHIW), carried out by […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/highlight/italy-older-data-points-added-to-the-lws-database/

Italy – Revision of the Italian Series in the LIS and LWS Databases
Sep 14, 2017 | Highlight

Spurred by the recent provision of a new consistent series of weights by the data provider, the Italian series from 1995 onwards (IT95, IT98, IT00, IT04, IT08, IT10 and IT14 for LIS, and IT10 and IT14 for LWS, all based on data from the Survey of Household Income and Wealth, SHIW carried out by the […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/italy-revision-of-the-italian-series-in-the-lis-and-lws-databases/

Guatemala – Revision of Two Datasets in the LIS Database
Sep 14, 2017 | Highlight

As announced last June at the moment of the release of the newer datasets for Guatemala, LIS has carried out a revision of the previous dataset based on the same survey (the National Survey of Living Conditions, ENCOVI, carried out by National Institute for Statistics, INE), GT06 (Wave VII), where non-monetary incomes and consumption variables […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/guatemala-revision-of-two-datasets-in-the-lis-database/

We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Dieter Ferring
Aug 07, 2017 | Ignore on home

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Prof. Dr. Dieter Ferring
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/we-mourn-the-loss-of-prof-dr-dieter-ferring/


Jul 28, 2017 | Ignore on home

The LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (LIS), and the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) invite applications for a Fellowship in the Memory of Tony Atkinson (LIS)²ER Research Associate (Post-doc, m/f) Ref: LISER 2019-07 Full-time/40 hours per week, based at LIS and LISER Fixed-term contract 2 years Starting ideally on 1 September 2019, not […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/11970/

Synopsis of the LIS Summer Workshop 2017
Jul 20, 2017 | Ignore on home

the LIS Introductory Summer Workshop was held on 18-22 June 2017 at the Belval Campus in Esch-Belval (Luxembourg)
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/synopsis-of-the-lis-summer-workshop-2017/

New Datasets from Guatemala Added to the LIS Database
Jun 14, 2017 | Highlight

Two new datasets from Guatemala, GT11 (WaveVIII) and GT14 (WaveIX) have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are based 2011 and 2014 waves of the National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI) carried out by National Institute for Statistics / Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE). The consistency revision of the earlier LIS dataset based […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/new-datasets-from-guatemala-added-to-the-lis-database/

Slovakia – New Country in LWS
Jun 14, 2017 | Highlight

We are delighted to announce that we have acquired wealth microdata from Slovakia. As of today, two new datasets SK10 (WaveVIII) and SK14 (WaveIX) have been added to the LWS Database. The datasets are based respectively on the first and second waves of the Slovak Household and Finance Consumption Survey (HFCS) carried out by the […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/slovakia-new-country-in-lws/

Canada 1999 Back in LWS
Jun 14, 2017 | Highlight

With a view to create longer time-series in the LWS Database, one old data point has been added to the Canadian series: CA99 (WaveV). The dataset is based on the 1999 wave of the Survey of Financial Securities (SFS) carried out by Statistics Canada.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/canada-back-in-lws/

Greece 2014 Added to the LWS Database
Jun 14, 2017 | Highlight

One new dataset from Greece, GR14 (Wave IX) has been added to the LWS Database. The dataset is based on the second wave of the Greek Household and Finance Consumption Survey (HFCS) carried out by the National Bank of Greece and co-ordinated by the European Central Bank (ECB). In addition to releasing this Wave IX […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/greece-2014-added-to-the-lws-database/