ISI Academy - Measuring Wealth in Household Surveys in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
| Datum | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Tijd | 14:00 CEST - 15:30 CEST |
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| Instructor |
Giovanni D'Alessio
Irene Toma
Federico Polidoro
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| Registration fee | |
Abstract:
Wealth is a key component of household economic well-being, alongside income and consumption. Yet in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), systematic data collection on household wealth remains limited, partial, and poorly harmonized. This webinar presents new Guidelines on Measuring Wealth in Household Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, developed by the World Bank, the Bank of Italy, and the Luxembourg Income Study, under the aegis of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys.
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- The New Global Standard: Be among the first to learn about the new unified guidelines co-developed by three global authorities: the World Bank, the Bank of Italy, and the Luxembourg Income Study.
- Real-World Country Case Study: Gain immediate practical insights from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on how these guidelines are actively applied on the ground.
- Tailored for Informal Economies: Unlike traditional frameworks, this provides a flexible approach explicitly designed for LMIC specificities, such as informal ownership, gender wealth gaps, and vulnerability to shocks.
Instructors
About the instructor
Giovanni D’Alessio was a Lead Statistician at the World Bank’s Center for Development Data (C4D2), where he coordinated the work of researchers developing the Guidelines for Measuring Wealth in Household Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. He was Head of the Sample Survey Division of the Economics and Statistics Department at the Bank of Italy for 15 years. He has written extensively on wealth, income and inequality. He has a PhD in Methodological Statistics from the Sapienza University of Rome.
About the instructor
Irene Toma is a development economist who works as a consultant for the World Bank, as well as other international organizations and research institutions, with experience both at field and headquarters levels. In recent years, she has worked on different projects, focusing on wealth, gender, agriculture, and food security. She is a co-author of the World Bank’s Guidelines for Measuring Wealth in Household Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, published under the aegis of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in development economics from the University of Florence.
About the instructor
Federico Polidoro is the Program Manager of the Center for Development Data, a hub dedicated to fostering methodological innovation and strengthening countries’ capacity in household surveys. He joined the World Bank (2023), after a long experience in the Italian national statistical Institute (2012-2016), where he was the head of Consumer Price Division and since April 2016 the head of the Division Integrated System on economic conditions and consumer prices. Division in charge to conduct Consumer price, purchasing power parity and house price surveys, EUSILC and HBS, some hard-to-reach population surveys and to estimate absolute/relative poverty indicators. His research concerns the aforementioned areas.