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
Carlos Eggers
Carlos holds a bachelor's and master's degree in economics from the University of Chile. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at Boston College. Previously, he worked for over two years as an economic consultant in the Country Department of Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. During that time, he published various technical studies on the economies of the region, covering topics such as economic recovery, financial stability, fiscal policy, poverty, and inequality, among others.