LISER's Living Conditions department

UPDATE:

📢 Call for Papers 📢

💡 19th Winter School on #Inequality & #SocialWelfare Theory (IT19) Jan. 6-10, 2026 in Alba di Canazei.

🤝 Organized by @cesifo.org, the University of Verona & @liser.lu

⏳ Application deadline: Nov. 27

🔗 Click to discover the confirmed speakers + more: liser.lu/events/canaz...

November: Affluent pupils are more likely to gain a place at a top secondary school | News and features | University of Bristol

🆕 Report ‘Modifying school choice for more equitable access in England’

Pupils from affluent households are more likely to gain a place at a top 2ry school.

✍️ @profsimonb.bsky.social @estellecantillon.bsky.social @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social & E. Greaves.

ℹ️ www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

📣 2025 (LIS)2ER-SHARE Joint workshop: #Pensions & Old-age #WellBeing: Policy Challenges in Ageing Societies

📅Nov. 27-28, 2025 in #Luxembourg

🤝Co-organized by @liser.lu @lisdata.bsky.social @share-eric.bsky.social

Registration is free but required

🔗Info: www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve...

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The 2 day workshop features innovative research on #socioeconomic #inequalities in old age across Europe & beyond, w/ 🔟 academic presentations on #ageing #health #retirement & well-being by an excellent lineup of speakers.

cc @mathieulefebvre.bsky.social @yarine.bsky.social @kunlee.bsky.social

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📣 2025 (LIS)2ER-SHARE Joint workshop: #Pensions & Old-age #WellBeing: Policy Challenges in Ageing Societies

📅Nov. 27-28, 2025 in #Luxembourg

🤝Co-organized by @liser.lu @lisdata.bsky.social @share-eric.bsky.social

Registration is free but required

🔗Info: www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve...

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📣 LISER’s research lies at the heart of the global effort to end #poverty & #inequality: from evidence to action, from insight to impact.
Discover our latest news, w/ videos from our latest panel, award & workshop shaping better social policies for an #inclusiveFuture

ℹ️ www.liser.lu/news/interna...

📖 New Opinion Piece on IZA World of Labor @iza.org:
Measuring the hidden costs of disadvantage: Biological aging and opportunity by @giorgiamenta.bsky.social and co-authors.

🔗 Learn more: wol.iza.org/opinions/mea...

🚀 Launch of LISER's 'Society in Motion - Science & Tools for Impact', which brings together researchers, policymakers, & practitioners to explore how to turn insight into action.

🙏 It was an honour to hear the welcoming words from Minister Max Hahn #inclusivesociety

🔗 www.liser.lu/events/socie...

👋 Live from LISER's 'Society in Motion - Science & Tools for Impact' #PolicyLabLISER

🗣️ Prof. Eugenio Peluso, Director of LISER's Living Conditions, shares insights om Panel #2 – Can Data and Knowledge Shape a #Pension That Has a Future? #EconSky

🔗 Event programme: www.liser.lu/events/socie...

On September 23rd, join us at “Society in Motion”
www.liser.lu/events//society-in-motion
Get your Policy Lab Passport on-site, collect stamps as you navigate through our thematic stands to access rigorous evidence that supports better policy making. Complete the journey & become a Policy Explorer

YouTube video by Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) From Evidence to Action: Strengthening Research for Better Social Policies | Anne-Catherine Guio

⭐From Evidence to Action: Strengthening Research for Better Social Policies How can research translate into real change for citizens?
youtu.be/UzxAxKhyG9Q
Anne-Catherine Guio, Research Scientist at LISER

Join us for Society in Motion – Science & Tools for Impact:
www.liser.lu/events//soci...

📅 Save the date: 23.09.25
Join us to explore how science can shape fairer, smarter, and future-ready policies. Together, let’s turn scientific insight into informed and efficient action.

✅ Register to secure your place:
lnkd.in/d-mHHj5A

🚀 Step into the motion – and be part of the transformation.

10 selected Research Luxembourg results - June 2025 Is the emigration of qualified people an asset for a country? And what role does waist circumference play in type 1 diabetes? Here's the latest scientific news from the Grand Duchy.

📢 10 fascinating #ResearchLuxembourg results

💡 Discover #Luxembourg #science & #research news from July 2025 you might have missed.

🔗 www.researchluxembourg.org/en/10-select...

@statec-luxembourg.bsky.social, @liser.lu, @fnr.lu, @uni.lu, @liser-lc.bsky.social, @ministryeconomylu.bsky.social

❓How can research drive impactful policy innovation?
Society in Motion invites you to explore this question together.

🚀 Get ready for an immersive, full-day event on 23 September 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you!

#SaveTheDate #SocietyInMotion #SiMLISER #FutureOfSociety #PolicyInnovation

⭐HIRING|PhD Candidate in the Energy Transition(f/m) 25-27

- Fixed-term working contract at LISER - 36 months
(extendable up to - 48 months max.)
- Full-time, 40h/week
- Registration in the PhD program at the University of Luxembourg
- Applications deadline: 14.09.25

ℹ️ Learn more: shorturl.at/WzkUE

LISER at the 23rd Annual ISQOLS Conference: Research on Quality of Life for People with Disabilities in Luxembourg
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The event featured a rich programme of keynote speeches, special sessions, and policy-focused discussions - reinforcing Luxembourg's role in global dialogue on sustainable well-being.

👏 Congrats to Dr. Angela Jiang Wang who successfully defended her PhD thesis "The social incentives of prosociality"; nominated for the Excellent Thesis Award.

💡 She is the first to defend w/in the 3E Doctoral Training Unit
www.uni.lu/research-en/...

🙏 Kudos to her PhD supervisor & jury members!

🙏 Thank you @keonkim.bsky.social for your valuable contributions and positive vibes :-)

Just wrapped up my research stay in Luxembourg!
Shared preliminary results from my project on male marriage premium across countries as well.
Huge thanks to @lisdata.bsky.social & @liser.lu for their full support.
I’ll never forget the karaoke night at the summer workshop — what a way to end!

Welcome to Luxembourg Keon!

Excited to spend a month as a visiting researcher at @lisdata.bsky.social & @liser.lu.
Grateful for the warm welcome — especially from @kunlee.bsky.social — and such a pleasure to meet fellow visitors @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and @apweiland.bsky.social

Excited that @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and I have started our time as (LIS)2ER visitors at @lisdata.bsky.social and @liser.lu - Thanks @kunlee.bsky.social and @esiermin.bsky.social for having us! Looking forward to fruitful exchanges and new insights in the coming weeks 🇱🇺

Big news! 🎉 On May 30, LCD member Massimo Morelli (Bocconi University & LISER) published a new article in the Journal of Political Economy! His research shows that well-crafted economic laws can boost investment and drive economic growth. 📈

Read the full article here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...

👋 A big LISER welcome to Prof. Martin Halla (@mhalla.bsky.social) who is presenting at our FLARE LISER Research Seminar Series

🗣️ Today, Martin presents "Son Preferences and #MentalHealth of Fathers”, co-authored w/ @uglogowsky.bsky.social & Johanna Reuter

ℹ️ Learn more: www.liser.lu/events//RSS_...

📣 #CallForPapers - Workshop on Socio-emotional Skills & #Education - Trento, IT Sept. 11-12, 2025

Keynote speakers:
• @gabriconti.bsky.social
• Giuseppe Sorrenti
• @emmatominey.bsky.social

📩 Submit full papers or extended abstracts by June 6️⃣ at tempo.soc@unitn.it

#EconSky #EduSky #ResearchSky

@lisdata.bsky.social

📣 Upcoming @lisdata.bsky.social-LISER Visitor Seminar features presentations from Despina Gavresi of @uni.lu & Ana Muñoz Fernandez of @internationaluma.bsky.social

📅 May 28th, 2025: 12h30-14h | 📍 @liser.lu

🔗 Register here: www.liser.lu/events/lis-l...

👏 Event organiser: @kunlee.bsky.social

🗨️ Sacrificing globalisation might not be enough to save democracy

📰 Interview of Eugenio Peluso, Department Director (Living Conditions) at LISER with Paperjam:

en.paperjam.lu/article/sacr...

Sacrificing globalisation might not be enough to save democracy What are the patterns of populism, from the methods of populist leaders to the knock-on economic effects of their policies? Eugenio Peluso, a researcher in this area, helps clarify and contextualise t...

📰 In the Press: Prof. Eugenio Peluso

🎙️ Eugenio's interview with @maisonmoderne.bsky.social sheds light on #populism and the methods of #populist leaders to the knock-on #economic effects of their policies.

🗣️ “This is not unique to #Trump,” says Eugenio

🔗 Learn more: en.paperjam.lu/article/sacr...