About
The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) is a data archive and research center dedicated to cross-national analysis. LIS collects and harmonises socio-economic micro datasets from upper- and middle-income countries and makes them available into:
- Luxembourg Income Study Database (LIS): the largest available harmonised income micro-database with nearly 1000 datasets from over 50 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia spanning six decades.
- Luxembourg Wealth Study Database (LWS): the first cross-national wealth database in existence with over 100 datasets from nearly 25 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia
- ERF-LIS Database: harmonized income/consumption micro-database combining LIS and Economic Research Forum (ERF) data, currently covering 7 MENA region countries
Data catalogue
LIS METadata Information System (METIS) enables browsing, aggregating, and exporting LIS/LWS/ERFLIS Databases documentation tailored to the users’ needs. Before conducting any empirical analyses, users shall carefully consult METIS and the documentation it holds. Access is here.
Data application
For details on accessing LIS data through the SafePod Network and submitting an application, please see here.
Contact
For questions or inquiries regarding access to LIS data through the SafePodNetwork, please contact LIS by email at omar@lisdatacenter.org or by phone at +352 20 60 25 20 12.