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World Bank Conference - The Pulse of Progress: Harnessing High-Frequency Survey Data for Development Research in the Polycrisis Era

December 17-18, 2024
World Bank Headquarters - Washington, D.C. & online
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Overview

The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), the World Bank¡¯s flagship household survey program, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are co-organizing a conference, The Pulse of Progress: Harnessing High-Frequency Survey Data for Development Research in the Polycrisis Era, which will take place on December 17-18, 2024, at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

This two-day conference will celebrate four years of the LSMS conducting longitudinal High-Frequency Phone Surveys (HFPS) in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Initially launched to address data and knowledge gaps related to the COVID-19 pandemic, these surveys have evolved to provide substantive insights on the socioeconomic impacts of large-scale health, economic and environmental shocks that have unfolded over the last 4+ years.]

They have also had a transformative impact on national statistical systems, complementing existing in-person surveys with high-frequency data collection on policy-relevant topics. To date, more than 100 survey rounds and 200,000 interviews have been completed across the six LSMS¡ªsupported countries alone.

Important dates

  • Date: December 17-18, 2024
  • Venue: World Bank HQ in Washington, D.C. & online