Life in Transition IV Visualizer
An interactive online tool to explore the latest wave of the EBRD Life in Transition Survey
How to use
To explore different sections of the survey, utilize the navigation panel located on the left-hand side of the screen. Each tab within this panel corresponds to a distinct survey section.
Once you select a tab, you can choose individual questions and adjust the visualization settings as needed. The information button next to each question provides the full text of the survey question. Your choices will be reflected in the main panel, which displays the corresponding chart based on your selections. Use the info button next to various options throughout the app to access additional information or guidance.
Should you have any questions about the platform or want to report a bug, please contact garciagp@ebrd.com
The Life in Transition Survey (LiTS) is a large-scale household survey conducted by the EBRD in collaboration with the World Bank in order to inform its operations.
The purpose of LiTS is to analyse and understand how transition has affected the lives of people in the EBRD regions, and what their views are on issues such as democracy, the role of the state, and prospects for the future. To date, four waves have been conducted, in 2006, 2010, 2016, and 2022/23. The most recent survey wave, LiTS IV, was carried out in 37 economies – 33 economies in the EBRD regions and four comparators.
You can download the microdata, documentation and codebooks at www.ebrd.com/what-we-do/economic-research-and-data/data/lits.html
The Life in Transition Surveys are large, representative surveys of around 1000-1500 households per country, with a harmonized questionnaire across countries and conducted face-to-face in each selected household. The surveys are also representative by level of urbanity (urban or rural areas) and follow some of the same localities over time.
For further details, you can download the technical report at www.ebrd.com/what-we-do/economic-research-and-data/data/lits.html
The Life in Transition Survey IV looked at inequality of opportunity, job quality (including access to benefits and stability), digitalisation (including use of digital technologies and digital skills) and attitudes towards the green transition.
You can download the full report at www.ebrd.com/life-in-transition-iv.pdf
Meet the LiTS team
Zsoka is a Lead Economist at the EBRD Office of the Chief Economist. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Prior to joining the EBRD Zsoka worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in the European Department (on Belarus, Montenegro and a cross-country project on macroeconomic developments in the Western Balkans) and in the Research Department (on the World Economic Outlook). Her current research focuses on within-country income disparities, migration and inequality.
Victoria is an Principal Economist in the EBRD Office of the Chief Economist. She holds an MSc in Economics from University College London and a BSc in Economics from Lancaster University.
Victoria has experience implementing and managing EBRD’s surveys including the Banking Environment and Performance Survey, Life in Transition Survey and other ad hoc surveys. Her current work utilises applied microeconomics techniques to contribute to the production of academic research and policy publications.
Pablo is an Analyst at the EBRD Office of the Chief Economist. He holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
At the EBRD, Pablo works at the intersection of social data science and applied microeconomic research, leveraging large-scale household surveys and geospatial data to contribute to the in-house production of academic papers and policy publications. He also designs interactive visualization tools to maximize the impact of key research and policy products and plays a pivotal role in the implementation of OCE surveys.
In this tab, you can compare the distribution of responses across different waves of the survey for a selection of questions that were asked in previous rounds.
In this tab, you can explore the correlations between different variables at the country level. Select variables for the x-axis and y-axis to visualize their relationship in a scatter plot.
Answer a few questions and we will tell you which economy you are most similar to!