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LIS Working Paper Highlights from the first half of 2026!  We are excited to share the newest additions to our Working Paper Series from the past quarter. It's always wonderful to see the large array of research that can be conducted with #LISdata and #LWSdata. Racial Inequalities in Health and Social Policy: Examining the Relationship between Medicaid Spending and Self-Assessed Health among Poor Single Mothers LIS WP - No. 915: https://lnkd.in/eJuxvDvr by Amie Bostic Equal Pay for (Un)Equal Education? A Cross-Country Comparison of the Gender Earnings Gap & Inequality LIS WP - No. 916: https://lnkd.in/eBdJrJkZ by Alexander J. Parton Can Earned Income Tax Credits Earn Their Keep?: EITCs and In-Work Poverty in Comparative Perspective LIS WP - No. 917: https://lnkd.in/eM2FZdAW by Daniel Fredriksson Published: Social Forces, April 2026 Progressivity, Taxing for Growth, and Gender Differences in Tax Payment Patterns and Post-Tax Income LIS WP - No. 918: https://lnkd.in/eY62tcSS by Morgan Richards-Melamdir Excessivist Social Welfare: An Axiomatic Characterization and Application LIS WP - No. 919: https://lnkd.in/emXkwMki by Vito De Sandi, Federico Fiorani To What Extent Do Childcare Enrolment Rates of Children Aged Three Impact the Motherhood Income Penalty? A Comparative Analysis of Ireland’s Liberal Welfare State and Sweden’s Social Democratic Welfare State LIS WP - No. 920: https://lnkd.in/eXgj7EzT by Lily Hearne Minimum Wages, Household Inequality, and Predistributive Patterns in Latin America LIS WP - No. 921: https://lnkd.in/eSa2C2_9 by Oswaldo Mena Aguilar Economic Vulnerability, Anxiety, and Self-Rated Health among Women and Men in Japan LWS WP - No. 53: https://lnkd.in/eUpJD9bM by Dina Maskileyson, Piotr Paradowski Welfare Inequality in Spain: A Three-Dimensional Approach LWS WP- No. 54: https://lnkd.in/euQ2M72B by Alejandra Perez 📖 Check out the full LIS Working Paper series here: https://lnkd.in/eHKagR9q