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The Geography of Inequality in Egypt: Decomposition Analysis and Regional Trends over 1999-2017
Sep 05, 2024 | News

Using the Egyptian ERFLIS data, this article further dissects the national inequality levels by breaking them down to the regional level.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/the-geography-of-inequality-in-egypt-decomposition-analysis-and-regional-trends-over-1999-2017/

Analyzing Migrant Wealth Gaps in Cross-National Perspective Using LWS Data
Sep 03, 2024 | News

This article explores wealth disparities between migrant and native populations using data from the Luxembourg Wealth Study.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/analyzing-migrant-wealth-gaps-in-cross-national-perspective-using-lws-data/

Socio-demographic Changes and Income Inequality
Sep 03, 2024 | News

This article explores how these socio-demographic changes have impacted income inequality in six continental European countries over a thirty-year period.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/socio-demographic-changes-and-income-inequality/

Call for papers for the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2025
Aug 23, 2024 | News

We invite scholars in the field of comparative economic inequality to contribute to the 2nd III/LIS Conference
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/call-for-papers-for-the-2nd-iii-lis-comparative-economic-inequality-conference-2025/

LIS Welcomes Philippe Van Kerm as Research Director
Jun 14, 2024 | News

Professor Philippe Van Kerm is the new LIS Research Director
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-welcomes-philippe-van-kerm-as-its-new-research-director/

Bridging Inequality of Opportunity, Sufficientarianism, and Limitarianism: A Framework for Assessing Unfair Inequality
Jun 14, 2024 | News

Bridging Inequality of Opportunity, Sufficientarianism, and Limitarianism: This article provides a framework for assessing unfair inequality
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/bridging-inequality-of-opportunity-sufficientarianism-and-limitarianism-a-framework-for-assessing-unfair-inequality/

Educational Expansion and Returns to Higher Education in Austria over three Decades
Jun 14, 2024 | News

This article provides a snapshot how tertiary education degrees in Austria expanded and how the higher education premium by gender has evolved over time.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/educational-expansion-and-returns-to-higher-education-in-austria-over-three-decades/

Analyzing the Impact of Social Protection Programs in a Cross-national Perspective – Part 2
Jun 14, 2024 | News

By using the concept of an international poverty line the author showcases the effectiveness of social protection systems in poverty prevention over time.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/analyzing-the-impact-of-social-protection-programs-in-a-cross-national-perspective-part-2/

Introducing `Lissyuse ()’: New R function in LISSY
Jun 14, 2024 | News

The LIS team has developed a new R function, lissyuse(), for easy and efficient data loading
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/uncategorized/introducing-lissyuse-new-r-function-in-lissy/

LIS granted the Aldi Award for 2023 LIS Working Paper
Jun 13, 2024 | News

Itay Machtei is the winner of the 2023 LIS Aldi Award
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-granted-the-aldi-award-for-2023-lis-working-paper/