Gero Carletto: Potential use of the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) for impact evaluation
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The Living Standards Measurement Study:Potential Uses in Impact Evaluation
Gero Carletto
Lead Economist
Development Economics Research Group
The World Bank
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What is an LSMS?
• 30 plus-year-old global initiative in Development Reserach Group at the World Bank
• Main goals:- Gain a better understanding of the impact of policies and
programs on poverty reduction - Build in-country capacity in the design and implementation of
household surveys- Support methodological improvements in the measurement of key
indicators- Champion the dissemination and use of data and analytical
findings
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What is an LSMS? (cont’d)
• Main features:- Nationally representative- Multi-topic (HD, labor, assets, nutrition, food security, …)- Consumption-based money metric to measure poverty- Open access- LSMS-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture
• Working in 7 countries in SSA• Panels• Focus on agriculture• Disaggregated (gender, plot)• Geo-referenced (hh, plots) for improved link to spatial data• Use of technology (GPS for land area, CAPI)
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What are the issues?
• Beneficiary identification• Sample size• Timing• Randomization
- Identification strategy
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Potential uses
• Oversample in project areas• Control group based on matching• Small area estimation (welfare measure)• Methodology
- Questionnaires- Data collection protocols- Validation e.g. poverty predictors, asset index, …
• On-going work in DECPI
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Some recent examples …
• Malawi Fertilizer Input Subsidy Program using the Integrated Household Survey
• MCC Water Project in two districts using Tanzania National Panel Survey
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Some final thoughts …
• LSMS is one tool in the evaluation toolbox• Offers many opportunities to inform IFAD’s theory of change agenda
• In terms of evaluation, synergies if ...- Plan ahead for best results and team up with
national team at time of project’s inception/design
- Clearly define “measurable” objectives- Identify target areas and intended beneficiaries- Think multiple identification strategies- Take advantage of expanding collection of
panels