Educational Expansion and Returns to Higher Education in Austria over three Decades
This article provides a snapshot how tertiary education degrees in Austria expanded and how the higher education premium by gender has evolved over time.
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Analyzing the Impact of Social Protection Programs in a Cross-national Perspective – Part 2
By using the concept of an international poverty line the author showcases the effectiveness of social protection systems in poverty prevention over time.
Introducing `Lissyuse ()’: New R function in LISSY
The LIS team has developed a new R function, lissyuse(), for easy and efficient data loading
LIS granted the Aldi Award for 2023 LIS Working Paper
Itay Machtei is the winner of the 2023 LIS Aldi Award
Invitation to the 2024 LIS Summer Lecture on “Predistribution versus Redistribution”
LIS is happy to invite you to the 2024 Summer Lecture on “Predistribution versus Redistribution” – Monday, July 1st 2024
Isogini as a Set of Indicators to Compare Trends a nd Shapes of Income Inequality: The Fading Swedish Middle-Class Society in a World of Diverse Dynamics
Louis Chauvel proposes Isoginis, a Gini-comparable family of inequality indices.
Uneven Effects of Childcare Expansion?
Anna Karmann examines whether increased childcare coverage leads to higher labour market participation of mothers.
Analyzing the Impact of Social Protection Programs in a Cross-national Perspective
This cross-national study by Jörg Neugschwender contributes to the discourse on poverty alleviation through social protection programmes.
Monetary Policy, Housing and Inequality
This note by Philipp Poyntner emphasizes the channels through which monetary policy influences housing markets and inequality and their interplay.
LIS Team Makes Notable Contributions to Two Newly Published Edited Volumes
LIS Team contributes with Two New Book Chapters