Laura Rodriguez Takeuchi

Research Officer, Growth, Poverty and Inequality

Laura is a development economist. Prior to joining ODI in March 2012, Laura worked in Colombia doing research on housing and resettlements policies, armed conflict and social policies. She has also conducted research on food price impacts on households using survey data. Her current research interests include the measurement of progress and multidimensional well-being. She holds and Msc. in Development Economics and Policy from the University of Manchester.

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Employment in a post-2015 framework: proposals for monitoring indicators

Publication - Discussion papers - 7 August 2013

Pedro Martins and Laura Kiku Rodriguez-Takeuchi

The key objective of this paper is to stimulate a debate on potential employment indicators for a post-2015 framework. As the discussions around a post-2015 agenda intensify, we offer concrete and innovative proposals to improve the monitoring of employment outcomes in a future development framework.

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Old age, disability and mental health: data issues for a post-2015 framework

Publication - Discussion papers - 3 June 2013

ODI Background Notes

Emma Samman and Laura Kiku Rodriguez-Takeuchi

This Background Note discusses the available data on inequalities associated with disability, old age and mental health in a post-2015 development agreement. It presents the constraints to better data collection and some changes to key international survey instruments that would broaden their coverage, collect richer information and improve identification of these three groups.

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It’s not only about the goals

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 6 February 2013

'Although in some areas there are still considerable gaps, overall the availability of data and, more importantly, the awareness that these data need to be used, have grown. It is important to use this potential this time around to get the metrics right.'

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Measuring well-being: what can international development learn from the health sector?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 26 June 2012

'What do we think we’re doing when we do ‘development’? Surely, it has to be about making lives better for people as they themselves experience them. But we know surprisingly little about how poor people actually define ‘making lives better’. And when it comes to aid allocation, poor people are rarely asked about their priorities.'

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