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Lead Economist, Education
João Pedro Azevedo is a Lead Economist, EdTech Fellow and Education Statistics Coordinator from the World Bank Education Global Practice. He currently works on projects related the measurement and operationalization of World Bank Human Capital Project and the World Bank Learning Target, and on the scale up of population measures of educational outcomes. Previously, Joao Pedro was a Lead Economist and Global Lead at the World Bank Poverty and Equity Global Practice where he co-led the Global Solution Group on Welfare Measurement and Statistical Capacity for Results as well as the Data for Goals agenda. In the past ten years Joao Pedro has led country work in Croatia, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Colombia, Brazil and the Dominican Republic and helped create and lead global public efforts such as the Global Team for Statistical Development, as well as Europe and Central Asia and Latin American & Caribbean Teams for Statistical Development, as well as LAC Monitoring and Evaluation Network. Before joining the Bank, João Pedro served as the superintendent of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Secretary of Finance for the State of Rio de Janeiro, as well as a research fellow at the Institute of Applied Economic Research from the Brazilian Ministry of Planning (IPEA). While at IPEA, Joao Pedro led the design, implementation and dissemination of the Monitoring and Evaluation systems for the Brazilian Adult Literacy program “Brazil Alfabetizado” from the Secretary of Adult Education at the Ministry of Education. Also while in Brazil, Joao Pedro often worked with private sector foundations, such as Fundação Roberto Marinho and the Instituto Itaú-Unibanco on the design and evaluation of educational programs. He is a former chairman of the Latin American & Caribbean Network on Inequality and Poverty and holds a PhD in Economics.
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Blackout or Blanked Out ? Monitoring the Quality of Electricity Service in Developing Countries
Apr 24, 2023
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Apr 20, 2023
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School closures and longer-term implications of COVID-19 for inter-generational mobility
Apr 20, 2023
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COVID-19 School Closures, Learning Losses and Intergenerational Mobility
Mar 26, 2023
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Learning Losses during COVID-19 : Global Estimates of an Invisible and Unequal Crisis
Oct 26, 2022
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The State of Global Learning Poverty : 2022 Update
Jun 01, 2022
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Iraq Economic Monitor : Harnessing the Oil Windfall for Sustainable Growth
May 31, 2022
- Policy Note
Apr 30, 2022
- Report
Remote Learning During COVID-19 : Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow
Mar 29, 2022
- Blog
The global education crisis – even more severe than previously estimated
Jan 04, 2022
- Report
The State of the Global Education Crisis : A Path to Recovery
Dec 09, 2021
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The State of the Global Education Crisis : A Path to Recovery (Vol. 2) : Executive Summary
Dec 09, 2021
- Report
Dec 06, 2021
- Report
COVID-19 Learning Losses : Rebuilding Quality Learning for All in the Middle East and North Africa
Nov 29, 2021
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Five lessons from remote learning during COVID-19
Nov 18, 2021
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Learning Poverty Updates and Revisions : What's New
Jun 30, 2021
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Will every child be able to read by 2030?
May 03, 2021
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Building Back Better After COVID-19: The Importance of Tracking Learning Inequality
Mar 31, 2021
- Policy Research Working Paper
Mar 18, 2021
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Feb 25, 2021
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Multiple exposures to learning assessments: A photo mosaic from Brazil
Jan 04, 2021
- Blog
How could COVID-19 hinder progress with Learning Poverty? Some initial simulations
Dec 15, 2020
- Brief
Learning Poverty in the Time of COVID-19 : A Crisis Within a Crisis
Nov 30, 2020
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Learning for All: Within-country learning inequality
Nov 12, 2020
- Blog
Learning for All: Beyond an Average Score
Oct 22, 2020
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Learning Poverty : Measures and Simulations
Oct 20, 2020
- Publication
World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2020 : From Containment to Recovery
Sep 29, 2020
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Learning losses due to COVID19 could add up to $10 trillion
Sep 10, 2020
- Policy Research Working Paper
Jun 17, 2020
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COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses : Main Report
May 31, 2020
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COVID 19 in Brazil : Impacts and Policy Responses (Vol. 2) : Overview
May 31, 2020
- Annual Report
May 29, 2020
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New release of WBOPENDATA Stata module
Apr 24, 2020
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Apr 13, 2020
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Estimating the Potential COVID-19 Impacts on Learning Poverty in Brazil
Mar 31, 2020
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Ending Learning Poverty : What Will It Take
Sep 30, 2019
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Going municipal: Targeting deprivation with new evidence in Croatia
Jun 05, 2019
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Poverty, Inequality, and Agriculture in the EU
Nov 04, 2018
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Poverty, Inequality, and Agriculture in the EU
Oct 31, 2018
- Policy Research Working Paper
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Oct 29, 2018
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
A Stata Package for Unit Level Small Area Estimation
Sep 30, 2018
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Consumer Price Indices Used in Global Poverty Measurement
Aug 31, 2018
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Prices Used in Global Poverty Measurement
Aug 31, 2018
- Blog
April 2018 global poverty update from the World Bank
Apr 30, 2018
- Working Paper
April 2018 Povcalnet Update : What’s New
Mar 31, 2018
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
EU Regular Economic Report : Thinking CAP - Supporting Agricultural Jobs and Incomes in the EU
Feb 18, 2018
- Working Paper
Poverty mapping in the republic of Bulgaria
Dec 31, 2017
- Blog
Feeding the craving for precision on global poverty
Dec 07, 2017
- Policy Research Working Paper
Who are the poor in the developing world
Oct 01, 2016
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Who are the poor in the developing world
Sep 30, 2016
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How equitable is access to finance in Turkey? Evidence from the latest Global FINDEX
May 09, 2016
- Poverty Assessment
Poverty mapping in Tajikistan : method and key findings
Apr 24, 2016
- Policy Research Working Paper
Robustness of shared prosperity estimates : how different methodological choices matter
Mar 17, 2016
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Robustness of shared prosperity estimates : how different methodological choices matter
Feb 29, 2016
- Blog
How persistent is poverty in the short run?
Feb 24, 2016
- Blog
Feb 18, 2016
- Policy Research Working Paper
Jan 27, 2016
- Policy Research Working Paper
How equitable is access to finance in turkey evidence from the latest global FINDEX
Jan 27, 2016
- Policy Research Working Paper
When and where do we see regional poverty reduction and convergence lessons from the roof of Turkey
Jan 27, 2016
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
How equitable is access to finance in Turkey : evidence from the latest Global FINDEX
Dec 31, 2015
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Dec 06, 2015
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Kyrgyz Republic - Social sectors at a glance
Jul 31, 2015
- Policy Research Working Paper
Weather shocks and health at birth in Colombia
Oct 31, 2014
- Blog
Inequality at the very very very top: What does the Forbes Billionaires database tell us?
Oct 09, 2014
- Blog
Wbopendata Stata Module Upgrade
Jul 08, 2014
- Policy Research Working Paper
Poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Tajikistan : a diagnostic
May 31, 2014
- Policy Research Working Paper
Fiscal adjustment and income inequality : sub-national evidence from Brazil
May 31, 2014
- Policy Research Working Paper
Mar 31, 2014
- Policy Research Working Paper
Decomposing the recent inequality decline in Latin America
Nov 30, 2013
- Brief
From noise to signal : the successful turnaround of poverty measurement in Colombia
Apr 30, 2013
- Working Paper
Apr 14, 2013
- Policy Research Working Paper
Is labor income responsible for poverty reduction a decomposition approach
Mar 31, 2013
- Policy Research Working Paper
Setting reasonable performance targets for public service delivery
Feb 28, 2013
- Policy Research Working Paper
Fifteen years of inequality in Latin America : how have labor markets helped
Feb 28, 2013
- Blog
Feb 06, 2013
- Implementation Status and Results Report
Nov 16, 2012
- Brief
When job earnings are behind poverty reduction
Oct 31, 2012
- Blog
Latin American women driving region’s prosperity
Sep 12, 2012
- Policy Research Working Paper
Is the baby to blame an inquiry into the consequences of early childbearing
Apr 30, 2012
- Implementation Status and Results Report
Mar 12, 2012
- Working Paper
Dec 31, 2011
- Working Paper
Dec 31, 2011
Dec 06, 2011
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Nov 30, 2011
- Working Paper
Did Latin America learn to shield its poor from economic shocks
Sep 30, 2010
- Brief
Benchmarking : a tool to improve the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation in the policy cycle
Feb 28, 2010
Oct 30, 2008
- Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Caja Los Andes (Bolivia) diversifies into rural lending
Jul 31, 2005
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