WBG Pioneer - LSMS Survey Innovation Fellow

The Development Economics Survey Unit (DECSU) in the World Bank Group’s Development Economics Vice Presidency supports the production and use of high-quality household survey data in low- and middle-income countries. Through the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) program, DECSU advances methodological innovation in household survey design, implementation, and data quality, with a focus on improving the evidence available for development policy and research. As part of this agenda, DECSU has implemented a study in El Salvador to estimate women’s willingness to pay for center-based childcare, examining how different service attributes shape demand. Building on prior work using discrete choice experiments (DCE) to study women's preferences in El Salvador, this study focuses specifically on childcare provision and the attributes that matter most to families, particularly mothers, when choosing whether to use and pay for formal childcare services. Duties and Responsibilities The Fellow will be part of the team to conduct the data analysis and paper writing about the study. The data collection process has concluded, and the data has been prepared for analysis. It will also provide the Fellow with practical experience in survey methodology, field experiment implementation, and applied quantitative research. The scope of work includes supporting analyzing micro-level data, contextualize findings with broader literature and assist in drafting high-quality academic outputs. The Fellow may also contribute to research outputs and develop an independent research question using project data, in consultation with the research team.