Talip Kilic is the Acting Manager and Senior Program Manager for the World Bank Development Data Group's Living Standards Measurement Unit (DECLS), which houses the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) - the World Bank’s flagship household survey program - and Survey Solutions - the World Bank's open-source CAPI/CATI/CAWI software platform for design, implementation and management of large-scale surveys and censuses.
In his managerial role, Talip oversees the extensive LSMS portfolio of face-to-face and phone surveys, research and development on survey methods, multi-sectoral policy research activities and development and delivery of training courses on survey design and implementation and analysis, in addition to Survey Solutions’ software development, maintenance and training activities.
As a researcher, he focuses on poverty, agriculture, labor, and gender in low- and middle-income countries, as well as survey methodology and data integration to improve the quality, timeliness and policy-relevance of household and farm surveys. Talip was also a core team member for the World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives.
Talip is originally from Istanbul, Türkiye, and has a Ph.D. in Economics from American University in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.