Eliciting Accurate Consumption Responses from Vulnerable Populations

Abstract

The Data Demand and Challenge Accurate data on the key economic variables affecting people who have been forcibly displaced, such as consumption and assets, is essential to understanding their situation and to developing evidence-based policies to support them. Poor information or data inaccuracies can lead to flawed diagnostics and impact assessments, resulting in inefficient use and a waste of limited resources. In the context of displacement, consumption