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Financial Literacy and Voluntary Savings in the United Kingdom
Sep 15, 2025 | News

This article explores how the propensity to save for old age is associated with financial literacy and a range of socio-demographic characteristics.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/financial-literacy-and-voluntary-savings-in-the-united-kingdom/

In-Work Poverty, Social Protection, and Labor Market Institutions in Europe
Sep 15, 2025 | News

This article examines how social protection expenditure and labor market institutions affect the incidence of IWP across 22 European countries.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/in-work-poverty-social-protection-and-labor-market-institutions-in-europe/

Who Thrives and Who Falls Behind? Household Income Differences in Luxembourg and its Neighbouring Countries
Sep 15, 2025 | News

Using LIS data for Luxembourg, France, Germany, and Belgium, this contribution compares median incomes across household types.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/who-thrives-and-who-falls-behind-household-income-differences-in-luxembourg-and-its-neighbouring-countries/

2025 Autumn Data Splash
Sep 11, 2025 | Highlight

LIS is happy to announce the addition of 11 datasets to the LIS Database and 5 datasets to the LWS Database.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/2025-autumn-data-splash/

Marc Fleurbaey
Jul 14, 2025 | Ignore on home

Marc Fleurbaey, Chaired Professor at Paris School of Economics, presented the 2025 LIS Summer Lecture:
Social contagion, inequality and mobility
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lecture-series/marc-fleurbaey/

Occupational Assortative Mating and Gender Inequality in Earnings
Jun 13, 2025 | News

In this article, the authors explore occupational assortative mating and its implications for gender inequality in earnings.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/occupational-assortative-mating-and-gender-inequality-in-earnings/

Comparing Child Poverty Using the Luxembourg Income Study and Policy Recommendations
Jun 13, 2025 | News

Using recent LIS data, this article conducts a comparative analysis of child poverty across countries.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/comparing-child-poverty-using-the-luxembourg-income-study-and-policy-recommendations/

False Negatives? Earnings Underreporting, Tax Overreporting in Surveys Worldwide
Jun 13, 2025 | News

This article addresses the issue of earnings underreporting and tax overreporting in global household surveys
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/false-negatives-earnings-underreporting-tax-overreporting-in-surveys-worldwide/

Major Update: lissyrtools R Package Version 0.2.0 Released
Jun 11, 2025 | News

We are pleased to announce the release of lissyrtools version 0.2.0.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/major-update-lissyrtools-r-package-version-0-2-0-now-available/

2025 Summer Data Splash
Jun 11, 2025 | Highlight

LIS is happy to announce the addition of 32 datasets to the LIS Database and 2 datasets to the LWS Database.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/2025-summer-data-splash/