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Christian Flora Mae Soco Consultant, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Asian Development Bank
Christian Flora Mae Soco contributes to research and initiatives focused on gender and poverty. Prior to joining ADB, she worked as a data analyst specializing in health claims data analysis. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics degree from the University of the Philippines Visayas.
Pseudo-panel methods using repeated cross-sectional surveys, which are less costly and easier to do, may offer a solution to this problem.
Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.