What would change if we could track poverty in real time and had accurate, up-to-date poverty estimates at our fingertips? The poverty rate is a crucial indicator for monitoring the development of our countries and for the design and evaluation of public policies. However, official poverty rates are derived from household surveys that often have limited frequency, problems … [Read more...] about Nowcasting Poverty: Revolutionizing Estimates in Central America and the Dominican Republic
Alvaro Salamanca
Álvaro Salamanca is an economist and consultant specializing in economic and quantitative research, policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, and data science. He is the co-founder and director of DMA Research and Data Analytics, a firm specializing in the topics mentioned before. His experience spans across multiple international, private, and public organizations and various sectors. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Oxford and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the School of Economics and Business (ESEN).