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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.

September 15, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

2019 Labour Income Tax Reform in Lithuania

The recent fiscal reforms in Lithuania led to a significant increase in gross wages.

September 15, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

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.

September 15, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

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

June 14, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

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

June 14, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

Highlights of the LIS 40th Anniversary Conference (May 25th-26th 2023)

This article summarises the LIS 40th Anniversary Lecture and Conference

June 14, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

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

May 5, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

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

April 27, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

LIS granted the Aldi Award for 2022 LIS Working Paper

Regina S. Baker and Heather A. O’Connell are the winners of the 2022 LIS Aldi Award

April 6, 2023 | News and Events | read more »

Release of the UN Department of Social Affairs (UNDESA) 2023 World Social Report

LIS data was heavily used for some analysis underlying the latest UNDESA World Social Report 2023

March 15, 2023 | News and Events | read more »