1 Survey Data in ECA : Frequency, Coverage, Consistency and Access By Victor Sulla ECS-PE

2 Outline n Micro data availability in ECA – Main sources and general overview n Nationally representative HBS surveys - Frequency, Coverage, Consistency and Access n Summary on the timely use of data in ECA region u Micro data availability in general u Data availability for Bank use

3 ECA region is very diverse in terms of poverty levels and data needs

4 Main surveys available in ECA n Micro data available in ECA – Main sources u EU surveys (Eurostat) F EU-SILC F EU-LFS F HETUS (Harmonized European Time Use Surveys) u UNICEF surveys (MICS) u World Bank (LITs survey) u National surveys (HBS, LSMS LFS other)

2 The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) (31 countries) Developed Countries Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Luxembourg Malta, Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom Norway Iceland Switzerland ECA Countries (11) Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia Turkey Serbia

2 The European Labor Force Survey (EU-LFS) (32 countries) Developed Countries (19) BELGIUM (BE) DENMARK (DK) GERMANY (DE) IRELAND (IE) GREECE (EL) SPAIN (ES) FRANCE (FR) ITALY (IT) CYPRUS (CY) LUXEMBOURG (LU) MALTA (MT) NETHERLANDS (NL) AUSTRIA (AT) PORTUGAL (PT) FINLAND (FI) SWEDEN (SE) UNITED KINGDOM (UK) ICELAND (IS) NORWAY (NO) SWITZERLAND (CH) ECA Countries (13) CZECH REPUBLIC (CZ) BULGARIA (BG) ESTONIA (EE) LATVIA (LV) LITHUANIA (LT) HUNGARY (HU) POLAND (PL) ROMANIA (RO) SLOVENIA (SI) SLOVAKIA (SK) MACEDONIA (MK) TURKEY (TR) CROATIA (HR)

2 HETUS (Harmonized European Time Use Surveys) Developed Countries Finland France Germany Italy Norway Sweden Spain UK ECA Countries Bulgaria Estonia Latvia Poland Slovenia

2 Life in transition Survey (LITS) 2010 (34 countries)

2 Multiple Indicator Surveys (MICS) UNICEF (10 ECA countries)

2 Households Budget surveys in ECA

2 HBS in ECA

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2 Russian Example of use frequent LFS to project unemployment trends

2 Projections and micro-simulation are widely used in ECA

15 Conclusion 1. ECA surveys are rich in their type, coverage and frequency. 1. Access policy to the surveys differ drastically across countries. Overall access is a problem in a small number of countries 1. Timely access is the issue in most of the countries in the region. In most cases the delay is rather political than technical *** Unified policy is needed related to the access to the data in general. Good micro-simulation models should be implemented in the region