@liser-lc.bsky.social
Research based at @liser.lu on #inequality & well-being, #poverty, #socialmobility, social assistance, health economics, #gender, #taxation, #populism & more
📢 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 :-)
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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!
17.06.2025 07:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 🇱🇺
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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
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📣 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...
📰 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...
🆕 Discover a LISER study for #Luxembourg 's Ministry of #Culture
Key insight? #Cultural #inequality starts early.
🎭 Children from privileged backgrounds engage more in arts and structured activities, while those from less advantaged backgrounds often face material and symbolic barriers...
📣 Our department is hiring a Junior Research Analyst in #ComputerScience w/ a focus on #education (14 month contract).
💪 The successful candidate will work alongside @aalieva.bsky.social on #AI -Driven Curriculum Optimisation #AIDCO
#artificialintelligence #academicsky #aisky #edusky #nlp #BigData
🎙️ Excited to present w/ Prof. François Maniquet at the 2nd Welfare & Policy Conf. in Bordeaux (May 5–6)!
📄 Welfare, Jobs & Optimal Redistribution: Bridging Discrete Choice & Income Tax Theory
Hosted by WAP + HOPE @bsebordeaux.bsky.social
🔗 wapsociety.org/event/wap2
#EconSky #LaborEcon #Policy
📣 A big LISER welcome to @hishamhaydar.bsky.social who is a PhD Candidate within our department.
🔔 Follow him to discover his research interests and more.
#EconSky #AcademicSky #PhDSky #SciSky
⭐L'économiste Anne-Catherine Guio du LISER a rédigé un rapport sur la pauvreté pour la cellule scientifique de la Chambre des Députés, présenté lors de la conférence « Research meets Politics ».
ℹ️Plus d'infos : science.lu/fr/pauvrete-...
📢 Reminder: The application deadline for the 2025 LIS Summer Workshop is 11 April 2025.
This course will take place from 30 June to 4 July 2025 at the University of Luxembourg, Belval Campus.
For more details and to apply:
www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve...
#Inequality #SummerWorkshop
👏 Congratulations to Dr. Jules Linden who successfully defended his PhD thesis "Understanding the distributional impacts of #carbontaxation in EU countries".
💡 Jules was even a #Fulbright Scholar at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social during his studies.
🙏Kudos to his PhD supervisors & jury members!
📽️ Watch this new video below of researcher @giorgiamenta.bsky.social where she describes a survey experiment on #discrimination affecting #Luxembourg 's #housing market. #HiddenBias
ℹ️ The study in #OpenAccess can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🚀Launch of the Inaugural #LISERPolicyLab
🗣️ LISER CEO Aline Muller & Dep. Director Frédéric Docquier welcome about 300 attendees.
ℹ️ The event gathers key stakeholders + researchers to support #policymakers in the design, implementation & evaluation of #publicpolicies
🔗 www.liser.lu/event-policy...
📢 Applications Open: 2025 LIS Summer Workshop! 📢
Join us 30 June – 4 July 2025 at the University of Luxembourg for an intensive one-week course on Comparative Inequality Measurement using the LIS & LWS Databases.
Workshop organised together with @uni.lu @liser.lu.
Last Chance to connect, engage, and contribute to meaningful change! Only a few seats left for this groundbreaking event!
Join us for the LISER Policy Lab Launch and be part of an exclusive gathering that will shape the future of policy research.
Learn More & Book your seat here:
shorturl.at/5zG8O
📣 7th JRC #FiscalPolicy Modelling Workshop
📅13-14 March 2025
🗣️ D. Sologon of LISER will present "The distributional impact of #carbonpricing: A global perspective of a global problem".
🎥 Live streamed
ℹ️ joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/events/7th-j...
@ec.europa.eu @taxfoundation.bsky.social
If you're 18-65 years old and live in Luxembourg, you can make a difference by joining the FragMent online survey!
This project is led by LISER & LIH.
Share your experiences via questionnaires, interactive mapping & a smartphone app - responses are totally confidential.
www.fragmentproject.eu/survey
