Social indicators for public policies and programmes

Course

Face-to-face

UN Partner

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

Length: 2 days
Effort: 16 hours a week
Level: Introductory
Language: Portuguese
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Certificate: Yes

By the end of this face-to-face course, participants will be able to analyse information from a range of governmental institutions and research centers and apply this knowledge in public policy making.

Sustainable Development Goals: 2030 Agenda
Statistics: Living conditions, poverty and inequality
Subject: social indicators
Keywords: social indicators; social policy and income distribution; poverty; labor market

About this course

This course is offered by professor Paulo Jannuzzi of the National School of Statistical Sciences (ENCE). The content encompasses concepts, types and properties of indicators; information demand for the elaboration and evaluation of policies and programmes; indicators and international agenda (SDGs); main data sources, social reports and research; main indicators on labor market, income inequality and poverty; use of indicators for socioeconomic diagnoses and management capacity.