This webinar, organized in partnership with the LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg, will provide an introduction to the use of the structured LIS database for the study of income concepts. This session will also demonstrate how to access and analyze data through the LIS Remote-Execution System “LISSY” with hands-on exercises using Stata to produce descriptive statistics and indicators.
Key topics include:
- Overview of the LIS database, including geographic and temporal coverage and variable content
- Selection of welfare measures in LIS database
- Accessing LIS data via the LIS Remote-Execution System, "LISSY"
- Practical exercises using Stata with LISSY to conduct basic statistical analysis
- Producing basic descriptive statistics
- Producing inequality and poverty measures
Speaker: Heba Omar, Assistant Director of Operations, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg
To register for the English webinar, please fill out the following form:
To register for the French webinar, please fill out the following form:
Please Note: Registrations will close for the English session on October 15th, 2025, and for the French session on October 22nd, 2025.
About the LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg
The LIS Cross-National Data Center collects and harmonizes datasets containing information on income, employment, wealth, and demographics, spanning over 50 countries and over 1,000 country-year datasets from the 1960s to 2023. These datasets are made publicly available in two databases: the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) and Luxembourg Wealth Study (LWS). They offer a unique comparative perspective on economic disparities across different countries and time periods, aiding researchers in uncovering the underlying drivers of these inequalities.