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. More information about the program can be found here.

Preliminary Conference Program: 

• The program can be found here.

World Bank Pre-Conference Training Session (October 1): 

• More information can be found here & below.

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 1, 2025: World Bank one-day training session, “Poverty, Prosperity, Inequality and Social Mobility: Data and Measurement Issues.”
  • World Bank Training Session Details
  • Registration for World Bank Training Session
• October 2-3, 2025: Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
• October 4, 2025: Social excursion to Gulf of Tonkin. More details to come!
• 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:

• Register here by Monday, September 15
• IARIW does not charge a conference registration fee for special conferences.
• All delegates from outside Vietnam are required to be IARIW members, either individual members or employed by IARIW institutional members (a list of institutional members can be found here).
• If you are not a member,  join here for annual membership fee of $40 USD before registering.

Travel:

• Lodging: Melia Hotel (Central Hanoi)
• Vietnam Visa Information

Questions?

• Email info@iariw.org.