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Luxembourg Consumption Study (LCS) Database – Beta Launch
Sep 22, 2026 | News

The new Luxembourg Consumption Study (LCS) Database: This article traces the project's origins, conceptual framework, and first findings.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/luxembourg-consumption-study-lcs-database-beta-launch/

Income Taxation Across Countries
Sep 22, 2026 | News

This article compares effective income taxation cross-nationally, showing how average taxation and progressivity shift with economic development and family structure
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/income-taxation-across-countries/

LIS Data Center Launches the Beta Release of the Luxembourg Consumption Study (LCS)
Sep 18, 2026 | News

New in LISSY: Luxembourg Consumption Study (LCS) – Beta Release
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-data-center-launches-the-beta-release-of-the-luxembourg-consumption-study-lcs/

2026 Autumn Data Splash
Sep 18, 2026 | Highlight

LIS is happy to announce the addition of four datasets to the LIS Database, two dataset to the LWS Database, and the release of the LCS Beta Database.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/2026-autumn-data-splash/

Cross-Country Tax Function Parameters Dataset: A New Dataset added to the LIS Complementary Database
Sep 01, 2026 | News

A new LIS-based dataset provides internationally comparable estimates of tax levels and progressivity across countries and over time.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/cross-country-tax-function-parameters-dataset-a-new-dataset-added-to-the-lis-complementary-database/

(LIS)2ER Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Economics, Sociology or Political sciences – Ref: 26-24
Aug 10, 2026 | News

LIS and LISER are recruiting a Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m)
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis2er-research-associate-post-doc-f-m-in-economics-sociology-or-political-sciences-ref-26-24/

LIS User Support – Reduced Working Hours During the Holiday Season
Aug 05, 2026 | Ignore on home

LIS User Support reduced working hours
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-user-support-reduced-working-hours-during-the-holiday-season/

Call for papers for the 3rd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2027
Jul 13, 2026 | News

We invite scholars in the field of comparative economic inequality to contribute to the 3rd III/LIS Conference
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/call-for-papers-for-the-3rd-iii-lis-comparative-economic-inequality-conference-2027/

Frank Cowell
Jun 30, 2026 | Ignore on home

Frank Cowell, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), presented the 2026 LIS Summer Lecture:
Demographic Change, Wealth Transmission and Inequality
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lecture-series/frank-cowell-2/

A Slow Convergence? Intra-couple Division of Labour and Related Perceptions in South Korea, 2004–2024
Jun 17, 2026 | News

This article examines the household division of paid and unpaid work among Korean couples aged 25–49.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/a-slow-convergence-intra-couple-division-of-labour-and-related-perceptions-in-south-korea-2004-2024/