Living Standards Measurement Study

This paper presents an analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the operations of National Statistical Offices (NSOs), how NSOs responded and adjusted to the disruptions, and how they are transitioning to a post-pandemic equilibrium. The research uses four rounds of the Global COVID-19 survey of NSOs conducted by The World Bank and the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), in coordination with the UN Regional Commissions. Findings highlight the heterogeneity of the COVID-19 disruptions among NSOs and provide evidence that statistical operations have been hardest hit in low- and lower middle-income countries.

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