We are delighted to announce that we have acquired, for the first time, microdata from Iceland. We now have in-house three datasets based on Iceland’s SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions), corresponding to Waves VI (2004), VII (2007), and VIII (2010). We will announce their availability as soon as they are ready. We thank […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/icelandic-data-in-house/
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The next LIS Introductory Summer Workshop will be held 29 June – 5 July 2014, at the University of Luxembourg campus. The winner of the 2014 Aldi Hagenaars Award will be invited to present his or her paper. Our annual Summer Lecture will also be taking place that week. 2014 Workshop Application – deadline is […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/2014-lis-introductory-summer-workshop/
LIS celebrated its 30th anniversary, and the unveiling of Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries (Stanford University Press, 2013) in Luxembourg on January 8th. To mark the occasion, the University of Luxembourg’s Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) hosted a book presentation and panel, introduced by […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/lis-celebrates-30-years-unveiling-a-new-book-in-luxembourg/
Two new datasets from Poland, PL07 (Wave VII) and PL10 (Wave VIII), have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are from the Household Budget Survey and are provided by Central Statistical Office. In addition, PL04 (Wave VI) and PL99 (Wave V) have been revised for consistency.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/poland-2007-2010-added-to-lis-database/
Two new datasets from Estonia, EE07 (Wave VII) and EE10 (Wave VIII), have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are from the Estonian Social Survey (ESS) and are provided by Statistics Estonia. In addition, EE04 (Wave VI) has been revised for consistency.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/estonia-2007-2010-added-to-lis-database/
LIS Director Janet Gornick and World Bank economist Branko Milanovic participated in a discussion on income inequality with William Kelly, the Interim Chancellor of CUNY. The event took place at the Roosevelt Center at Hunter College (CUNY).
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/conversation-on-inequality-with-lis-director-janet-gornick-and-world-bank-economist-branko-milanovic-moderated-by-cuny-interim-chancellor-william-kelly/
Two new datasets from the Finland, FI07 (Wave VII) and FI10 (Wave VIII), have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and are provided by Statistics Finland. In addition, FI95 (Wave IV), FI00 (Wave V), and FI04 (Wave VI) have been revised for consistency.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/finland-2007-2010-added-to-lis-database/
Two new datasets from the Netherlands, NL07 (Wave VII) and NL10 (Wave VIII), have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and are provided by Statistics Netherlands. In addition, NL04 (Wave VI) has been revised for consistency.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/netherlands-2007-2010-added-to-lis-database/
Watch the video of the panel and discussion from the November 4th book launch. The discussion and Q&A ran about one and a half hours. Editors Janet Gornick and Markus Jäntti present Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries with contributing authors. Moderated by Branko Milanovic, expert on global income inequality.
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/income-inequality-book-launch-moderated-by-branko-milanovic/
LIS is pleased to welcome the arrival of Hicham Ait Mansour, a Fulbright Scholar. Hicham is a Sociology PhD Candidate at Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco. During his time with LIS, Hicham will be working on his PhD dissertation on child poverty in Morocco; his study uses a multidimensional approach. In partnership with the […]
https://www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-events/news/the-lis-center-in-new-york-welcomes-hicham-ait-mansour/