Fieldwork

Ongoing survey experiments

Understanding Survey Mode Effects and the Measurement of Flood-Related Climate Adaptation in Bangladesh

This project deepens our understanding of survey mode effects and other core pillars of survey data quality. It supports randomized survey experiments that compare phone and face‑to‑face interviews for the same set of socioeconomic variables. These experiments allow us to assess how different survey modes perform and identify best practices to improve data quality in both survey modes. At the same time, the project examines climate adaptation in Bangladesh by exploring how households perceive climate risks and how these risks relate to livelihoods and wealth.

Status: Qualitative fieldwork completed; Quantitative data collection in progress

Measuring Key Aspects of Household Businesses in Nepal

This project supports randomized experiments to improve the measurement of aspirations, performance, and growth of household businesses. Measuring the performance of these small firms is particularly challenging in LMICs, where record‑keeping is limited and administrative data are scarce. Self‑reported performance measures are often unreliable, and surveys may fail to capture the full scope of household business activities. This study aims to identify best practices for measuring key dimensions of household businesses more accurately.