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News
We won’t see his like again
Remembrances from LIS’ friends
Francois Bourguignon has been named President of LIS Board
François Bourguignon has been named President of the Board of LIS: Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
LIS METadata Information System (METIS) has been launched
A new powerful documentation system of the LIS and LWS databases is now available
We mourn the loss of Tony Atkinson, LIS President
We won’t see his like again
New Leadership Structure at LIS
A new leadership structure at LIS
LIS Scholars Talking about Global Inequality
Branko Milanovic and Paul Krugman on stage at CUNY
Lee Rainwater Memorial Lecture Series Launched
We are pleased to announce the founding of the Lee Rainwater Memorial Lecture Series. We are launching this lecture series in honor of Lee Rainwater – our colleague, coauthor, mentor, and friend. The series will recognize Lee’s brilliant and creative academic career as well as his role as founding Research Director of the Luxembourg Income […]
NYT Database Updated, Complementary Database Added
We have updated the LIS / New York Times Income Distribution Database that we added to the LIS website in April 2014. This database, which contains detailed information on the distribution and growth of household income across countries, has been updated to include later microdata and to change from 2005 to 2011 PPPs. We have […]
New Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) Database is launched
Today, LIS is taking an exciting step forward by introducing an expanded and updated version of the Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) Database. Launched in 2007 as a pilot project, the LWS Database has provided opportunities for research on wealth and debt. In the intervening nine years, LIS has contributed to, and gained from, networks of […]