Luis Felipe López-Calva

Grateful to ECINEQ, whose joint Exec. Committee & Council agreed to invite me as a council member, to work w/ Nora Lustig & Cecilia García Peñalosa.
Happy for the opportunity to contribute & continue building the best & most diverse & creative network of researchers on economic inequality globally.

What will happen to global #poverty and #inequality in 2024?

Subscribe to our new newsletter (PIP News) to stay up to date on the latest developments in poverty and inequality #data.

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Between 2009 and 2015, poverty in Mozambique fell by 10 percentage points. However, by 2020 these gains had been more than erased.

This setback is due to both recent shocks such as well as persistent structural challenges.

More in this World Bank Poverty Assessment: bit.ly/3NDVdmn

Data-Driven Policies Are Critical to Improve the Lives of People Impacted by Forced Displacement Around the world, more than 100 million people are forcibly displaced, either within or outside their country of origin. The complex challenge of forced displacement requires both humanitarian and dev...

More than 100 million people are forcibly displaced. Governments need comprehensive and timely data on the issues faced by them and their host communities.

My blog on the WorldBank’s support to include displaced populations in key household surveys in low and middle-income countries: bit.ly/476T5uy

Counting People Exposed to, Vulnerable to, or at High Risk From Climate Shocks — A Methodology Based on global datasets, 4.5 billion people were exposed to extreme weather events (flood, drought, cyclone, or heatwave) in 2019, an increase from 4 billion in 2010. .

4.5 billion people are at high risk of facing extreme weather events.

Over half of them are poor (living on <$6.85 /day), and nearly 400 million are extremely poor (living on <$2.15 /day) —making them vulnerable to severe impacts and losses.

Learn more: bit.ly/4a1O3lJ

Cover of the Central African Republic Poverty Assessment 2023

The 1st ever World Bank Poverty Assessment for Central African Republic was launched today: 70% of the population lives in extreme poverty, more than half cannot afford enough to eat, 90% of people have no electricity & GDP per capita is lower today than it was in 1960.

Read it here: bit.ly/47eWJDy

What kind of #policies do we need for forcibly displaced persons (FDP)?

While assistance is crucial to meet their basics needs, the long-term policy approach should define a path out of aid dependency by providing them with mobility, work options and inclusive education.

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Under the Strengthening #Gender Statistics Project, World Bank works with countries to assess their #data ecosystem and identify gaps in the production and publication of sex-disaggregated data in three domains: asset ownership and control, work and employment, and entrepreneurship: bitly.ws/YDqz

Thanks to Shanta Devarajan, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Alejandra Botero, Mulualem Desta and Aisha Dicko for this great discussion on the data and evidence needed to inform a development solution to forced displacement.

We cannot address what we cannot measure. Data is crucial.

Why is “multidimensionality” a key concept for poverty reduction?

Multidimensional measures of poverty not only describe different types of deprivations experienced by poor households, but can serve as a tool to coordinate policy action to jointly address those deprivations.

More: bit.ly/3QJ8dcI

World Bank Gender Data Portal The Gender Data Portal is the World Bank Group’s comprehensive source for the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics across a variety of topics.

The World Bank's Gender Data Portal allows you to browse among 14 topics to find the data you're interested in.   

Explore this valuable tool for research and policy making with a gender lens.  

Visit: genderdata.worldbank.org

As the always lucid Kaushik Basu indicates in this Project Syndicate article, rising inequality is eroding democracy.

Read it here: bit.ly/45Ph3JS

The latest update of the World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) reveals that 701 million people are living in extreme poverty ($2.15).

In this edition, 63 new #surveys were added to the database, bringing the total number of surveys to more than 2,200.

Explore: pip.worldbank.org

How do we get back on track to reach our goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030? Investing in inclusive&sustainable growth. How? Enhancing the productivity of the poor, tackling unequal access to productive opportunities, addressing poverty in all its dimensions, ensuring a just&equitable transition

#Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty.
 
We can't #EndPoverty without more equitable access to health, education and basic infrastructure, and children must be at the heart of this agenda
 
Read our joint UNICEF & World Bank report: wrld.bg/JAOw50PLGu1

Poverty&Equity Briefs: bit.ly/3rDQGZx
Macro Poverty Outlook: bit.ly/3M2k4je
Modernizing Statistical Systems: bit.ly/3rMsBQv

Poverty and Inequality Platform: pip.worldbank.org
Geospatial Poverty Portal: bit.ly/3Fj4mML
Country Poverty and Equity Assessments: bit.ly/3M1J3Dc
Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report: bit.ly/3e7oAzc
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To succeed in our mission to #EndPoverty on a livable planet, we need more and better #data. 

Learn more about what our team at World Bank Poverty and Equity Global Practice is doing to strengthen the quality, timeliness, and accessibility of poverty data 👇

Ending Poverty is our First Global Goal, and We are Off Track We are at a critical juncture today in the fight against poverty. Despite decades of hard-won development progress, a world free of poverty remains out of sight. Around 700 million people around the w...

Almost 700 million people are living today on less than $2.15 per day. More than half are #children.

With all that we have learned in recent decades, we have a chance to make a real difference going forward. Inclusive growth is not a given; it is a #policy choice.

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#EndPoverty

Thailand: bit.ly/3tCEmJx
Ethiopia: bit.ly/3FfC0Ty
Bangladesh: bit.ly/46NJqsZ
Burkina Faso: bit.ly/3QoUxDz
Mozambique: bit.ly/3rULoJ9

#IDRW2023 #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen

What are the key opportunities and constraints that rural women face to earning higher and more sustainable incomes? Learn more in the World Bank Poverty&Equity Global Practice Rural Income Diagnostic series, which uses an assets-based approach to answer this question in different country contexts👇

81% of people living in extreme #poverty live in rural areas.

The #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen reminds us that a world free of poverty will only be possible if we invest in improving the livelihoods of rural women.

I am happy to be now in this new space to share ideas, reflections, and to learn from others. Looking forward to a constructive and respectful exchange!