Book on Wealth and Homeownership
In almost every country, wealth is predominantly constituted by housing equity, but what are the possible risks and how does wealth accumulation vary across countries?
News
JID special issue from the 2017 LIS/LWS user conference
Special Issue Comparative wealth and income research edited by Daniele Checchi and Janet Gornick is now available online
New complementary database: Routine Task Intensity and Offshorability for the LIS
This database allows LIS users to retrieve very detailed and standardized occupation categories, following the international two-digit coding of the ISCO-88 standard
Workshop on “Harmonization of Household Surveys, Fiscal Data and National Accounts” at the Paris School of Economics
The workshop explored methods aimed at adjusting the top of income and wealth distributions
Research Agreement with the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD)
Research collaboration signed between AFD and LIS
LIS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Research Forum (ERF)
In our quest to establish closer collaboration with regional and international organizations, LIS has signed a MOU with ERF
What Can Be Done?
The Oxford’s Nuffield College and the London School of Economics honored the outstanding work and life of former LIS President Sir Tony Atkinson
LIS commissioned for UN Women flagship reports
LIS provides a background paper to UN Women’s Research & Data Section to feed into Progress of the World’s Women Report 2018, and Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2018.
Inequality Expert Miles Corak Joins the Stone Center
Miles Corak, professor of economics, appointed to the faculty of the Graduate Center of CUNY, effective January 2018.
New Wealth Research Project Launched
The Graduate Center Wealth Project, a research initiative based in the Stone Center, was officially launched this autumn.