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Inequality Reduction over the last two Decades: Observations from the Newest LIS Data

Felix Estgen takes a closer look at a selection of the data newly made available in the LIS Database.

December 15, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

New Top and Bottom Coding Methodology applied to LIS Inequality and Poverty Key Figures

LIS Inequality and Poverty Key figures are now updated with the new Top and Bottom Coding Methodology

December 10, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

2021 LIS Summer Workshop – New addition to the LIS Online Tutorial Series

Four new video tutorials from the 2021 LIS Virtual Summer Workshop by professors Louis Chauvel and Philippe Van Kerm, are added to the LIS Online Tutorial Series

December 3, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

Launch event of the UK LIS Satellite Office at the International Inequalities Institute (III) – LSE

LIS is happy to announce the launch event of its UK Satellite Office at the International Inequalities Institute (III) – LSE.

November 29, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

Upcoming (LIS)2ER workshop “Policies to fight inequality: The case of family policy”

We are happy to announce the upcoming (LIS)2ER workshop “Policies to fight inequality: The case of family policy”- on the 25th & 26th November 2021. Virtual participation is possible.

October 29, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

Poverty Monitoring Under Acute Data Constraints: A Role For Imputation Methods?

This note discusses ways of compiling consumption or income data from the perspective of data quality and sample size.

September 16, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

Work-Family Reconciliation Policies: Good or Bad for Gender Employment Inequalities?

In this article, Kostecki presents seven new, disaggregated, precise, and multidimensional indicators for leave and ECEC across 24 high-income countries and relationships among the indicators.

September 16, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

Message from New LIS Director Peter Lanjouw

Welcome message from New LIS Director Peter Lanjouw

September 16, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

New complementary database : Leave and ECEC Policy Dimensions Dataset

A new database on Leave and ECEC policy dimensions has been added to the LIS Complementary Databases section.

August 30, 2021 | News and Events | read more »

LIS granted the Aldi Award for 2020 LIS Working Paper

Nora Waitkus is the winner of the 2020 LIS Aldi Award

July 1, 2021 | News and Events | read more »