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5th (LIS)2ER workshop on Policies to Fight Inequality “Fighting poverty: measurement and policy challenges”- 11-13 December 2024

We are happy to announce the upcoming (LIS)2ER workshop “Fighting poverty: measurement and policy challenges”- December 11-13 2024.

October 25, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

Scheduled LISSY System Maintenance – October 21, 2024, 17:00-19:00 (CET Time)

Scheduled LISSY System Maintenance

October 18, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

LIS Congratulates Daron Acemoglu on Nobel Prize for Research on Institutions and Economic Development

LIS congratulates Professors Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson on this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics.

October 15, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

Safety Net or Sieve: The Coverage of Minimum Income Schemes and the New Social Risks

Using micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database for 17 European countries, this article explores the recipiency of last resort means-tested income support.

September 13, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

The Geography of Inequality in Egypt: Decomposition Analysis and Regional Trends over 1999-2017

Using the Egyptian ERFLIS data, this article further dissects the national inequality levels by breaking them down to the regional level.

September 5, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

Analyzing Migrant Wealth Gaps in Cross-National Perspective Using LWS Data

This article explores wealth disparities between migrant and native populations using data from the Luxembourg Wealth Study.

September 3, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

Socio-demographic Changes and Income Inequality

This article explores how these socio-demographic changes have impacted income inequality in six continental European countries over a thirty-year period.

September 3, 2024 | News and Events | read more »

Call for papers for the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2025

We invite scholars in the field of comparative economic inequality to contribute to the 2nd III/LIS Conference

August 23, 2024 | News and Events | read more »