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
Melanie Jiménez Montero
Melanie is an economist graduated from the University of Costa Rica, and she will soon begin her Master's studies at Harvard Kennedy School. She worked for two years as an economic consultant in the Country Department of Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, and previously served as an economic consultant at the Costa Rica Country Office. Before joining the IDB, she worked for three years at an economic consulting think tank in Costa Rica.