Mar Andriel Umali
Consultant, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank

Mar Andriel Umali is working on ADB's Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023 publication as an economics and statistics specialist. He is a part-time lecturer in the School of Economics of De La Salle University in the Philippines. He is currently completing his PhD in Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

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Measuring Social Mobility in Longitudinal Data-Scarce Settings

Pseudo-panel methods using repeated cross-sectional surveys, which are less costly and easier to do, may offer a solution to this problem.

   Economics; Poverty
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities; Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals