World Bank workshop: Exploring global poverty and inequality data

ESCoE will host a World Bank workshop on the .

This will take place at 14:00 – 16:00 on Thursday 21 May 2026 at King’s College London, following ESCoE’s Conference on Economic Measurement. The workshop is free to attend, and you do not need to register for the conference to take part.

The platform hosts the World Bank’s estimates of global poverty, inequality, and shared prosperity. It can be used for following trends and monitoring progress towards development targets, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is open to anyone with interest in global poverty and inequality data, including students, researchers, statisticians, policymakers, and policy analysts.

Additional information

Participants are recommended to bring a laptop with Stata installed (version 16.1 or later). For R users, there will be a short introduction. Those without Stata or R experience are still welcome to attend.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Info: An introduction to the World Bank’s methodology for measuring global poverty.

Info: A practical session on how to access and analyse poverty and inequality data using the platform.

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