The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) was established by the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) to explore ways of improving the type and quality of household data collected by statistical offices in developing countries. Its goal is to foster increased use of household data as a basis for policy decisionmaking. Specifically, the LSMS is working to develop new methods to monitor progress in raising levels of living, to identify the consequences for households of past and proposed government policies, and to improve communications between survey statisticians, analysts, and policy makers.
This site can:
Provide tools to managers who would like to design new surveys
Provide tools to users to help in the analyses of the household survey data
Provide users with actual household survey data for analyses
Provide a link to reports and research done using LSMS data
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A vast array of income generating activities forms the basis of the diverse livelihoods of rural households. As part of the Rural Income Generating Activities (RIGA) project, a collaborative effort of FAO, the World Bank and American University in Washington, DC, a large innovative database was created which offers new empirical insights to understand the role of such activities for rural development and poverty reduction.
The data base contains cross-country comparable indicators of household-level income for 26 surveys representing 16 countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, making it a valuable resource for researchers and analyzts in the development field.
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