IARIW-WB-CIEM Conference – October 2025

 IARIW-UEB/VNU-WB Conference:

“Improving Well-being Measurement in Data-challenged Environments in Developing Countries for Better Evidence-based Policies”

Hanoi, Vietnam | October 2-3, 2025

The International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW), The University of Economics and Business/Vietnam National University (UEB/VNU) and the World Bank  are organizing a special IARIW-UEB/VNU-WB conference on the importance of data generation and analysis in data-scarce contexts and policy implications for the Asia region. The preliminary conference program can be found here. Information about the pre-conference training sessions can be found here
More information about the program can be found here.
Timeline:
  • August 13, 2024: Announcement of Call for Papers
  • January 31, 2025: Deadline for Receipt of Paper Proposals
  • March 15, 2025: Decisions on Proposals and Release of Preliminary Conference Program
  • March 31, 2025: Deadline for Applications for Financial Assistance
  • April 15, 2025: Decisions on Financial Assistance
  • August 31, 2025: Deadline for Submission of papers (one month before conference)
  • October 2-3, 2025: Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • December 31, 2025: Deadline for Submission for RIW Special Issue
  • First half of 2027: Release of special issue
Conference Topics:
  • Data Access and Innovative Data Use
  • Missing Data and Data Imputation
  • Data Generation and New Data Sources
  • Well-being Estimation in Data-challenged Contexts
  • Country Statistical Capacity
  • Better Use of Data to Address Challenges in the Asian Region
Program Committee:
  • Hai-Anh Dang (World Bank and IARIW member) – Chair
  • Sabine Alkire (University of Oxford)
  • Himanshu (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
  • Stephen Jenkins (London School of Economics)
  • Dean Jolliffe (World Bank)
  • Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University)
  • Catherine Van Rompaey (World Bank)
Keynote Speakers: Francisco Ferreira (London School of Economics) & Indermit Gill, Chief Economist (World Bank)
Registration & Travel: Coming soon!
Questions? Email info@iariw.org.