The dimension of gender has largely remained hidden in the current debate about, and analysis of, economic inequality. Petra Sauer, Miriam Rehm, and Katharina Mader are taking stock of the discussion and provide some ways forward.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/gender-the-hidden-dimension-in-the-measurement-of-economic-inequality/
Archives
Three new video tutorials, presented by professor Philippe Van Kerm (University of Luxembourg and LISER), are added to the LIS Online Tutorial Series
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/new-addition-to-the-lis-online-tutorial-series/
Informed by new evidence and stylised facts about the distribution of housing-related debt across various socio-economic groups, the article discusses potential policy trade-offs between risks and opportunities associated with the regulation of mortgage markets.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/housing-and-household-leverage-under-the-microscope/
In May 2020, World Development Indicators released PPP rates that convert local currency units into 2017 US PPP dollars. In this article, we raise the following question: How are the LIS figures affected by the choice of the PPP benchmark year?
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/some-changes-in-the-lis-ppps-a-brief-look-at-the-methodology-and-income-rankings-for-selected-regions-in-the-lis-database/
Janet Gornick, in this presentation, presents an overview of resources available through LIS.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-a-resource-for-inequality-research/
Upcoming Webinar - Hands-on data analysis in Stata with Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) on Thursday, August 20th, 2020 [Luxembourg Local Time: 15:00-16:15]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/upcoming-webinar-hands-on-data-analysis-in-stata-with-the-luxembourg-wealth-study-lws/
A new database on Family Tax Benefit has been added to the LIS Complementary Databases section.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/new-complementary-database-family-tax-benefit-database/
LIS is happy to announce the launch of its online tutorial series.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/launch-of-lis-online-tutorial-series/
Upcoming Webinar - LWS Microdata: Concepts, Measurements, and Analysis on Monday, July 27th, 2020 [Luxembourg Local Time: 15:00-16:00]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/upcoming-webinar-lws-microdata-concepts-measurements-and-analysis/
LIS is happy to announce the launch of its New Data Visualisation Tool (DART)
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/introducing-dart-lis-new-data-visualisation-tool/