Call for applications: Eighteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT18), 7-10 January 2025
Registration is now open for the 18th Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory.
Recent News
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.
Scheduled LISSY System Maintenance – October 21, 2024, 17:00-19:00 (CET Time)
Scheduled LISSY System Maintenance
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.