At LIS, we mourn the death of Germain Dondelinger, who passed away on 15 March 2015. For a decade, Germain oversaw the Ministry of Higher Education and Research’s support for LIS. During those years, our many meetings with him were always a singular pleasure. Without fail, he offered wise advice, spoke with us frankly, and […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/germain-dondelinger/
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We have had a busy year behind us with many events and achievements. In a nutshell: 28 Working Papers 63 uploaded and released datasets 1200 new user registrations YEAR MONTH ACCOMPLISHMENT 2014 January Branko Milanovic left his position as lead economist at the World Bank to take the dual positions of Visiting Presidential Professor and […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-in-2014-whats-next-in-2015/
Janet Gornick participated in the 46th Session of the UN Statistical Commission under the slogan “better data, better lives”, which kicked off Tuesday 3 March in the UN headquarters in New York. The Commission brought together the Chief Statisticians from member states, and their senior teams, as well as many representatives of NGO’s from around […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/gornick-attends-46th-session-of-un-statistical-commission/
Professor Louis Chauvel spoke with the New York Times about intergenerational economic gaps in France, a topic he has been exploring these last years on a global scale (see his latest LIS Working Paper). Unemployment in France has been rising since 2008 and has hovered around 10 percent for the last two years. “We have […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-senior-scholar-louis-chauvel-in-nyt/
Launch date: 15 May 2015 LIS is taking another exciting step by releasing a brand new version of our Web Tabulator, our online table-making tool, on May 15. Anyone who wants to generate cross-national descriptive tables based on the underlying LIS datasets, without preparing programming, will be able to do so. What is important about […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/upcoming-new-web-tabulator/
LIS: Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (ASBL) seeks applications for an Executive Director The LIS Executive Directorship – Overview: A part-time post offering substantial opportunities for research career advancement Leading and developing a high-profile world-renowned organization providing cross-national household survey data and related research resources and support Will work in close collaboration with the Director […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-seeks-executive-director/
Janet Gornick gave a lecture titled “High and Rising Inequality: Causes and Consequences” at the Cercle Münster in Luxembourg on January 15, 2015. Her lecture was delivered to about 40 members of the Oxford University Society of Luxembourg and their guests. It was followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer period.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-director-spoke-to-the-oxford-university-society-of-luxembourg/
During her recent stay in Luxembourg, LIS Director Janet Gornick was interviewed by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne about inequality in the US, in comparative perspective. She observed: “Our inequality is already high because of the low minimum wage, the weakness of unions, and very high levels of private-sector compensation at the top. But, on […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/janet-gornick-interviewed-on-redistributive-policies-in-the-us/
DIW, the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, presents LIS in the 107th edition of the SOEPnewsletter. The January 2015 newsletter offers the latest developments regarding the SOEP, and dedicates a section to LIS and its upcoming events in 2015. Get a copy here (see p. 10).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-in-latest-soep-newsletter/
LIS Director Janet Gornick is featured in a news article on the Graduate Center’s homepage. The article presents a summary of LIS’ work, and addresses the growing role that LIS is playing in cross-national inequality research. It also highlights LIS’ increasing prominence at the Graduate Center. “Janet Gornick: in the global spotlight” can be read […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/growing-attention-for-lis/