40232 - Cross-National Income and Wealth Microdata Available via LIS: Introduction to the Data and Illustrative Research

Description

LIS, the well-known data archive located in Luxembourg, provides researchers with access to high-quality socio-economic microdata from more than 60 countries, covering multiple decades. Since its launch in 1983, the LIS data have been used by thousands of social scientists who have produced a large body of published research, primarily on levels and trends in poverty and inequality, spanning analyses of earnings, employment, income, and/or wealth.

This workshop will introduce attendees to the two main databases made available by LIS: the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database, which focuses on income data, and the Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS) Database, which focuses on wealth data.

During the first half of the workshop, Janet Gornick – former Director of LIS (2006-2016) and longtime data user – will present an overview of the data. She will explain the contents of the databases, describe how they are accessed, and summarize the kinds of research that can be carried out, with an emphasis on studies of the institutional and policy drivers of socio-economic inequalities.

Following her presentation, four experienced users of the LIS and LWS microdata will present illustrations from their own research based on the data. Two will illustrate usage of the LIS data, specifically for research on economic gender disparities. Two will illustrate usage of the LWS data, both tackling questions about pathways to wealth accumulation and wealth inequality.

The workshop will close with Q&A and discussion.

Sub Unit

• Workshops / Policy and Research Workshop

Presenter

• Janet Gornick, CUNY-Graduate Center

Session Organizer

• Janet Gornick, CUNY-Graduate Center