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May 1: Launch of the new structure of LIS & LWS Databases!
Mar 15, 2019 | Highlight

New variable lists for both LIS and LWS in 2019!
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/may-1-launch-of-the-new-structure-of-lis-lws-databases/

2018 Winter Data Release
Dec 14, 2018 | Ignore on home

Five new datasets from Russia and United Kingdom have been added to the LIS database as well as one dataset from Canada to LWS
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/2018-winter-data-release/

Russia – Data from the new Rosstat survey have been added to LIS
Dec 14, 2018 | Highlight

LIS is delighted to announce that the entire series from a new Russian survey has been added to the LIS Database. The data are based on the 5 waves of the new Survey of the Population Income and participation in Social programs (PIS) carried out by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). The 5 waves […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/russia-data-from-the-new-rosstat-survey-have-been-added-to-lis/

United Kingdom – UK16 added to LIS
Dec 14, 2018 | Highlight

One more data point for United Kingdom, namely UK16 (Wave X) have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets is based on the 2016-2017 wave of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) carried out by Office for National Statistics (ONS) sponsored by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/united-kingdom-uk16-added-to-lis/

Canada – CA16 added to LWS
Dec 14, 2018 | Highlight

One more data point for United Kingdom, namely CA16 (Wave X) have been added to the LWS Database. The datasets is based on the 2016 wave of the Survey of Financial Securities (SFS) carried out by Statistics Canada.  This brings the total number of Canadian datasets in LWS to four (CA99, CA05, CA12 and CA16).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/canada-ca16-added-to-lws/

Australia – AU14 and AU04 added to LIS and LWS
Sep 14, 2018 | Highlight

LIS is delighted to announce that two more data points have been added to both the LIS and LWS Databases, namely, AU14 (Wave IX) and AU04 (Wave VI). The AU04 dataset is based on the 2003-04 waves of the Survey of Income and Housing (SIH) and Household Expenditure Survey (HES, wave 2003-04) carried out by […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/australia-au14-and-au04-added-to-lis-and-lws/

Serbia – RS16 added to LIS
Sep 14, 2018 | Highlight

One new dataset from Serbia, RS16 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2016 wave of the Household Budget Survey carried out by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. In addition to releasing this Wave X dataset, the entirety of the Serbian series (RS06, RS10 and […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/serbia-rs16-added-to-lis/

Georgia – GE16 added to LIS
Sep 14, 2018 | Highlight

One new dataset from Georgia, GE16 (Wave X) has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is based on the 2016 wave of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) carried out by National Statistics Office of Georgia.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/georgia-ge16-added-to-lis/

Book on Wealth and Homeownership
Sep 07, 2018 | Ignore on home

In almost every country, wealth is predominantly constituted by housing equity, but what are the possible risks and how does wealth accumulation vary across countries?
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/book-on-wealth-and-homeownership/

Canada – Revision of education information for the earlier datasets
Jun 15, 2018 | Highlight

The education variables (EDUC and EDUC_C) for the six datasets from CA75 to CA97 have been changed to be consistent across the entire Canadian LIS series. Persons with a post-secondary certificate or diploma, previously coded as indistinguishable, were recoded into category “high”.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/canada-revision-of-education-information-for-the-earlier-datasets/