Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderNils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Also, the German car industry’s woes have sucked up most of the attention. But another storm is brewing in machinery - the other core engine of Germany’s growth model. 12411
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderNils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Brutal chart from @noahbarkin.bsky.social and Gregor Williams. German exports to China grew for nearly two decades - and are now in free fall. 45630
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Applications to the LIS Introductory Workshop 2026 are now open! www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve... 164
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderAndreas P. Weiland @apweiland.bsky.social · 03/02/2026"Behind Closed Doors: Intra-Couple Pension and Wealth Gaps in Germany and Beyond" 🚪👩🦳👴 @lisdata.bsky.social / @liser.lu policy brief by @nicolekapelle.bsky.social and me out now! Read more here 👉 www.lisdatacenter.org/newsletter/n...lisdatacenter.orgLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg 1246
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Looks like LinkedIn is the place to be? At least for me, right now, see you there & happy to connect 👋 (tried X, BlueSky, and Mastodon) 020
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025"Who Thrives and Who Falls Behind? Household Income Differences in Luxembourg and its Neighbouring Countries" ... and why we need more research on Luxembourg✍️☺️ www.lisdatacenter.org/newsletter/n...lisdatacenter.orgLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg 021
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderBranko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 26/07/2025New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality Are all class-based societies unequal? branko2f7.substack.com/p/new-capita...branko2f7.substack.comNew Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequalityAre all class-based societies unequal? 187
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderBranko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 24/07/2025My today's Substack: New Capitalism in America Richest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people branko2f7.substack.com/p/new-capita...branko2f7.substack.comNew Capitalism in AmericaRichest capitalists and richest workers are increasingly the same people 1146
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025www.lvz.de/politik/weni...lvz.deWeniger Geburten in Deutschland: Wie sieht es in Ihrer Gemeinde aus?Die Geburtenrate sank 2024 erneut, auf Reproduktionsniveau ist sie seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr. Was es mit der Rate auf sich hat und wo besonders wenige Kinder geboren werden – mit interaktiver Karte. 230
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 22/07/2025How does housing affect living standards in the UK? Our new interactive charts allow you to explore the status of affordability, supply and quality of British housing ⤵️ buff.ly/X5xMmnF 044
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderAre Skeie Hermansen @aresherman.bsky.social · 16/07/2025IN OTHER NEWS: check out our new COIN paper on immigrant--native pay gaps in advanced economies published in @nature.com this afternoon! Specifically, we study the relative contribution of within-job unequal pay vs between-job segregation to earnings disparities across immigrant generations. 1/9nature.comImmigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs - NatureData from nine European and North American countries reveal that the disparity in earnings between immigrants and natives is largely a result of segregation of immigrant workers into lower-paying jobs... 46729
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderMichaël Zemmour @michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr · 15/07/2025Impôts et prestations: quels effets attendre d’une « année blanche »? Par @pmadec.bsky.social % au revenu, l'effet d'un gel est bien évidemment plus fort sur les ménages modestes (via les prestations) que sur un ménage médian (via l'IR) www.ofce.sciences-po.fr/blog2024/fr/... 13513358
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderJohannes Geyer @jgeyer.bsky.social · 11/07/2025jobs.drv-bund-karriere.de/stellenmarkt...jobs.drv-bund-karriere.deWissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung (m/w/div) | DRV Bund Karriere Jobs 011
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 11/07/2025The bottom two-fifths of the income distribution saw the biggest rise in essentials spending between the financial crisis and the pandemic Rising energy prices in particular have led to a ‘comfort crunch’ as families spend more of their budgets on essentials. 053
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderJonas Jessen @jonasjessen.bsky.social · 26/05/2025📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Workshop on the economics of ageing and pensions tinyurl.com/2wez4wp7 Where? Berlin @wzb.bsky.social 🐻 When? November 20-21 November 🍂 For whom? Researchers at all stages in their career Anything else? Accomodation & travel cost will be covered 🚅🏨 Please circulate! 14637
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 10/07/2025The typical pensioner and typical child’s household income were once very similar, but have diverged. In cash terms, the equivalised household income gap between pensioners and children has grown from roughly zero in the early 2000s to over £5,000 by 2023-24 and potentially over £7,000 by 2029-30. 194
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderMaude Pugliese @maudepugliese.bsky.social · 09/07/20251/10 🚨Why do women accumulate less wealth than men across countries and time? I had the privilege of co-directing the latest Special Issue of #SER @sasemeeting.bsky.social with @celinebessiere.bsky.social on gender and wealth accumulation. 🧵 ⤵️ academic.oup.com/ser/article/...academic.oup.comGender and wealth accumulation: an international perspectiveAbstract. Why do women accumulate less wealth than men globally? As wealth inequality rises both within countries and worldwide, studies on gender and weal 25120
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Interesting insights in the inflation crisis with latest #LISdata Danish incomes in real terms decreased massively in 2022 for all household types. 110
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 07/07/2025The bottom two-fifths of the income distribution saw the biggest rise in essentials spending between the financial crisis and the pandemic Rising energy prices in particular have led to a ‘comfort crunch’ as families spend more of their budgets on essentials. 056
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 07/07/2025Low-to-middle income families have been experiencing a 'comfort crunch', as they now spend more of their budgets on essentials, especially energy and food. Read more 👉 buff.ly/gXWlEGQ 1186
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderJournal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries" By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance 36121
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Very striking findings on the effect of divorce for men vs. women from a recent study, underlying data are administrative data from the Netherlands www.cpb.nl/sites/defaul... 010
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 01/07/2025It's a wrap! The 2025 meeting of LIS' governing body, where representatives from many countries assess past work, review current projects, and plan LIS' future. These meetings demonstrate the extraordinary power and potential of international cooperation. #42years @lisdata.bsky.social 172
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderChristoph Lakner @christophlakner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Recently, we updated the World Bank’s global poverty measures – three big changes: (1) New survey data (especially for India) (2) Change to 2021 PPPs (3) New global poverty lines Blog: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/... Details: documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0... [1/5]blogs.worldbank.orgJune 2025 global poverty update from the World Bank: 2021 PPPs and new country-dataThe Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) updated global poverty estimates up to 2023, including nowcasted estimates up to 2025. The update includes new survey data for several country-years, adoption... 163
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 19/06/2025'Changes in Private Pensions and Income Inequality in Retirement: A Decomposition Analysis by Income Source in Nine European Countries (1986–2018)' by Laure Doctrinal (2023) academic.oup.com/workar/artic... 110
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderPhilipp Lersch @pmlersch.bsky.social · 13/06/2025We are hiring a 3-year postdoc for the ERC-funded WEALTHTRAJECT project at DIW Berlin. More details here: www.diw.de/sixcms/detai...diw.deDIW Berlin: Researcher (f/m/x) 04340
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 17/06/2025How have pensioner incomes and poverty changed in recent years? ifs.org.uk/publications... via @theifs.bsky.socialifs.org.ukHow have pensioner incomes and poverty changed in recent years? | Institute for Fiscal StudiesThis report examines the key trends in pensioner incomes and poverty over the past two decades. 100
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 12/06/2025🚨 Major release alert We’re thrilled to launch lissyrtools v0.2.0 — our R package that makes working with LIS & LWS microdata simpler, faster, and clearer 📦 🧵 1/12 1127
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 13/06/2025🚨 New map features on @ourworldindata.org ! 🌍 OWID just rolled out upgrades to their data explorers—more intuitive, and easier to compare the LIS data. ourworldindata.org/new-features...ourworldindata.orgAnnouncing new features: better interactive mapsLearn what’s new and try it out yourself. 182
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 27/03/2025DIW Weekly Report 12/13 / 2025 'The Gender Pension Gap Grows the More Children a Woman Has' by Peter Haan, Michaela Kreyenfeld, Sarah Schmauk, Tatjana Mika www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....diw.deDIW Berlin: The Gender Pension Gap Grows the More Children a Woman HasThe gender pension gap, the difference in pension entitlements between men and women, is 32 percent for 60-yearolds according to data from the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung). I... 010
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🖥️ LIS is happy to announce data updates: ▶️LIS Data • Austria – AT22 • Australia – AU20 • Brazil – Annualisation BR80-BR89 • Canada – CA21 • Greece – Annualisation GR02-GR21 • Norway – NO22 ▶️LWS Data • France – FR09/14/17/20 • Norway – NO22 • Slovenia – SI21 www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve...lisdatacenter.orgLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg 084
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Wealth data on France available in LISSY! #LWSdata Find more data news here: www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve... #LISdata 031
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Please circulate to anyone interested, we are looking for applications to our annual Summer Workshop! 🖥️ 011
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderJanet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Memorable event in Luxembourg! Chico Ferreira & I had the pleasure of talking with @brankomilan.bsky.social about "Visions of #Inequality". Merci to our excellent hosts: @lisdata.bsky.social, @liser.lu, @uni.lu. Brilliant audience of about 150. @stone-lis.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social 0238
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 01/03/2025✨ The 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference – That’s a Wrap! ✨ On February 27-28, 2025, we gathered in Luxembourg for a thought-provoking exchange on comparative economic inequality, featuring cutting-edge research and discussions.lisdatacenter.orgLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg 11710
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Great to have shared exciting progress on the upcoming Luxembourg Consumption Study (LCS) Database! It was fantastic to present the latest developments at this year's III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference in Luxembourg and discuss what is ahead... #LCSdata 021
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Insights to German elections... www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...zdf.deWie hat Deutschland gewählt? Ergebnisse zur Bundestagswahl 2025 liveWie lauten die aktuellen Ergebnisse zur Bundestagswahl in den Wahlkreisen? Alle Zahlen live in interaktiven Karten. 000
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Latest income inequality estimates from the LIS Database. Find more indicators here: ▶️Inequality and Poverty Key Figures www.lisdatacenter.org/lis-ikf-weba... ▶️DART dart.lisdatacenter.org ▶️Our World in Data (OWID) inequality explorers www.lisdatacenter.org/data-access/... 0137
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderMarcel Fratzscher @mfratzscher.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Deutschland braucht einen Kurswechsel in der #Migrationspolitik —— Ohne deutlich mehr Arbeitskräfte wird die wirtschaftliche #Transformation scheitern und viele Unternehmen werden insolvent gehen. 🧵 Meine neue Studie mit Sabine Zinn DIW Berlin: www.diw.de/documents/pu... 26978371
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 29/01/2025One reason why UK low-income households are especially poor (by intl. standards) is the cost of goods & services for this demographic. What’s behind this – and what should be done? @simonpittaway.bsky.social of @resfoundation.bsky.social explores #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.lyWhy is Britain a particularly pricey place to be poor?Lower-income households in the UK are significantly poorer than their counterparts in countries like France and Germany. What’s more, the gap in living standards gets wider still when you fac… 1139
Jörg Neugschwender @jneugsch.bsky.social · 28/01/2025NEW mapping tables at LIS! #LISdata #LWSdata #income / #consumption / #expenditure / #assets / #liabilities 010
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLuis Ortiz Gervasi @logdeldongo.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Spain suffers from impressive, frightening low fertility in Spain, especially in its northwest rapidly aging territory. Portugal is not so bad. 011
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 23/01/2025🌍 Exciting Opportunities at LIS and LISER! LIS and @liserinlux.bsky.social are proud to announce the third call for two research initiatives: ▶️ Senior Fellowship ▶️ Research Stays www.lisdatacenter.org/news-and-eve... 11113
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 20/01/2025Headline ineqaulity hasn't budged since the 1980s. So why are people talking about it more? It could be bc of widening wealth gaps. Right now, wealth is twice as unequally distributed as income. The wealth gap between the top and the middle of the distribution is17 per cent bigger than in 2006. 03022
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Registration for the 2nd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference 2025 is open! Please find the conference agenda here: www.lisdatacenter.org/wp-content/u.... Note registration is mandatory (this is an in-person event only): form.jotform.com/243322120968.... @lseinequalities.bsky.sociallisdatacenter.org 01210
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderParlons Chiffres @parlonschiffres.bsky.social · 20/01/2025On voit sur ces graphes le risque de pauvreté (à 60 % du revenu médian, voir ma vidéo dédiée) selon la composition familiale, dans divers pays. Les mères célibataires sont les + exposées, partout, tout le temps. Et on voit une spectaculaire stabilité en France. 021
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderKlaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 18/01/2025ZEW-Gutachten über finanzielle Auswirkungen der Reformvorschläge der Parteien. Massive Ungleichheitseffekte. Die Steigerung der Armut bei den Rechten ist schon erstaunlich. Das muss man schon wollen. Der Geld-für-alle-Plan der Rechten ist natürlich nicht finanziert. ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs... 12214
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderMichaël Zemmour @michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr · 18/01/2025Le financement des retraite en France est mixte, impliquant une majorité de cotisations, mais également un co-financement de l'Etat, pour différentes raisons (retraites du public, mais pas que). C'est le cas, dans la plupart des pays étudiés dans cet article, y compris les pays "Bismarckiens". 9326130
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 18/01/2025LOL. @rcolvile.bsky.social's article claims (no link/evidence) "once you look at their overall income, British OAPs are pretty much bang on the international average." Helpfully, at bottom, the Times links to this chart from @tomcalver.bsky.social.. archive.ph/BFnCd#select... 108932
Reposted by Jörg NeugschwenderLIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg @lisdata.bsky.social · 15/01/2025First post on Bsky! Hello world! 👇Since December 2024 the LIS & LWS databases contain more than 1000 datasets. This enables research on more than 30 Mio. households and 90 Mio individuals. Explore our databases here: www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/ #LISdata #inequality #poverty #research 19336