Wealth Inequalities and Homeownership – Two Perspectives
This article by Sebastian Will is emphasizing the huge role that homeownership plays in shaping wealth inequalities.
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Impact of the 2018 fiscal reform on wage income in Romania
The recent fiscal reforms in Romania led to a significant increase in gross wages.
2019 Labour Income Tax Reform in Lithuania
The recent fiscal reforms in Lithuania led to a significant increase in gross wages.
The ‘lissyrtools’ R package V0.1: Functions for computing inequality estimates in the LISSY environment
Josep Espasa Reig describes lissyrtools, a newly released R package developed at LIS.
More Unequal or Not as Rich? Revisiting the Latin American Exception
In this article, the authors reassess the prevailing narrative of declining inequality in Latin America
The Myth of the Middle Class Squeeze: Employment and Income by Class in Six Western Countries, 1980-2020
In this article, the authors challenges the thesis of a middle class squeeze in six large Western countries
Highlights of the LIS 40th Anniversary Conference (May 25th-26th 2023)
This article summarises the LIS 40th Anniversary Lecture and Conference
Upcoming Seminar on ‘For Richer: Marriage and Wealth’
The University of Luxembourg, LIS, and LISER invite you for a hybrid session of the monthly seminar on social inequality and public policies
Upcoming Seminar on ‘The Demography of Rising Wealth Inequality’
The University of Luxembourg, LIS, and LISER invite you for a hybrid session of the monthly seminar on social inequality and public policies
LIS granted the Aldi Award for 2022 LIS Working Paper
Regina S. Baker and Heather A. O’Connell are the winners of the 2021 LIS Aldi Award