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The Role of College Majors in Earnings Inequality among College Graduates

This article studies the relationship between undergraduate programs and earnings inequality among college graduates in the US

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

Missing wealth distribution, wealth inequality and anti-inequality policies

In this article, the authors present a methodology to correct for under-reporting of financial assets in surveys.

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

Conference: Income and Wealth Inequality: Drivers and Consequences

On September 27-29, 2023, LIS and the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Gdańsk University of Technology held the conference “Income and Wealth Inequality: Drivers and Consequences”

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

Upcoming Seminar on ‘In Search of a Paradox of Redistribution: An Analysis of Fiscal Redistribution in High-income Countries’

LIS and LISER invite you for a hybrid session of the (LIS)^2ER Friday seminar

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

Wealth Inequalities and Homeownership – Two Perspectives

This article by Sebastian Will is emphasizing the huge role that homeownership plays in shaping wealth inequalities.

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

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 »