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Monitoring the Social Impacts of the Crisis:

Rapid Response Surveys

Ihsan Ajwad Human Development Sector

Europe and Central Asia RegionThe World Bank

Monitoring the Social Impacts of Crises June 11 – MC 4-800 – 9am – 5pm

Micro-simulations of household welfare and HD outcomes using existing household and labor force surveys

Labor market monitoring systems (administrative systems and LFS)

Social benefits monitoring Rapid response surveys (HD outcomes,

coping strategies)

Tools for Monitoring the Social Impacts of the Crisis

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Rapid Response Surveys: In ECA

Launched Planned Potentially

Quantitative

Montenegro (panel), Turkey (panel)

Moldova, Ukraine (early FY10)

Tajikistan and others (?)

Module added to existing/planned survey

Armenia, Kosovo and Serbia

Others

Qualitative

Turkey Ukraine, Romania

Tajikistan and others (?)

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To understand the transmission channels of the crisis

labor markets, financial markets, product markets, government services

To measure the impact on household welfare and human development outcomes

To go beyond administrative data To augment existing surveys

To observe the household coping strategy To determine whether formal and informal

safety nets are mitigating the impact of the crisis

Why use rapid response surveys?

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Household roster Labor Small business module Consumption Coping Savings and credit Safety nets Health Education Dwelling, utilities and durable goods

RRS Questionnaire Structure

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What is the research question to be answered? Will it serve the crisis related policy agenda? Is there a need for the data?

Evaluate all the other data sources (HBS, LFS) – we piggy backed on surveys in Armenia, Kosovo and Serbia

Tailor the survey Get buy-in from Government; coordinate with

Statistical Office The validity of the results depends on sampling—its

best to get a second opinion Use an existing sampling frame (or sample) if possible Don’t underestimate the time and work involved in

implementing a household survey

Lessons Learned