Policy Research
News
World Bank helps facilitate Italian-Moroccan partnership in official statistics production
The Haut Commissariat au Plan (HCP) of Morocco and the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) have signed on January 8th in Rabat a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at consolidating bilateral cooperation between the two institutions in the field of statistics. The cooperation between... Read More
The Disability Measurement in Household Surveys Guidebook is out
Developed by the LSMS team together with the World Bank’s Social Development Global Practice, the guidebook offers guidance and a set of practical recommendations to survey practitioners on how to collect high-quality individual-level data on disabilities in household surveys.Read More
Measuring Rural Women’s Employment in Surveys: Key Issues for Research and Policy Targeting
Gayatri Koolwal discusses issues and recommendations for measuring rural women’s employment in her new paper, using LSMS-ISA data from four countries.Read More
Econothon - Data Dives: Interview with Survey Specialist Sydney Gourlay
Learn more about the economics behind international development, and what it's like to be a young economist at the World Bank, with LSMS's Sydney Gourlay!Read More
Econothon - Young Economists: Interview with Survey Specialist Heather Moylan
Learn more about the economics behind international development, and what it's like to be a young economist at the World Bank, with LSMS's Heather Moylan!Read More
Publications
WB Working Paper
Employment Data in Household Surveys: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead
Individual-level employment data have a wide range of applications. They are used to monitor labor markets and the Sustainable Development Goals, contribute to understanding and explaining...
WB Working Paper
Improving the Measurement of Rural Women's Employment: Global Momentum and Survey Research Priorities
Rural economies are in transition around the world; in many countries, improved technology and linkages across sectors have expanded access to markets and accelerated production for some farmers. At...
