LSMS Phase IV (2006 - 2010)

Phase IV will extend the research that has been done on survey methodologies.  It will focus on how to continue to improve the collection of quality household micro data, and how to make the process as efficient as possible.  it will also create new tools and update the existing ones to expand the dissemination of literature, knowledge and results in the area of survey methodology in developing countries.

• Expected Experiments
  • Consumption
  • Income
  • Labor
  • Subjective Welfare
  • Inequalities of Opportunity
  • Disability
  • Financial services
  • Risk and Vulnerability
  • Migration
  • Infrastructure 
  • Gender

• Survey Techniques
  • Item and Unit Non-response
  • Reducing Sample Attrition in Panel Surveys

• Technological Innovations in Survey Implementation
  • Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Environmental Testing