๐ข NEEMSIS-3 survey is underway!
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new wave of the Network, Employment, dEbt, Mobility, and Skills in South India Survey (NEEMSIS)!
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ (๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ) ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฑ๐, and is being conducted by a dedicated team of 9 trained investigators. Together with RUME, this new wave will contribute to a unique panel dataset with four points in time between 2010 and 2026, making it possible to study long-term dynamics, structural change, and the impact of repeated economic and social shocks.
๐ ๐โ๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ?
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐-๐๐ฝ of the same households and individuals, which is essential to understand trajectories rather than snapshots
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Much ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ (employment, debt, skills, migration, social ties) that are often simplified or missing in large-scale surveys
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๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, enabling new modules to be introduced as social and economic realities evolve
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๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐, supported by close field supervision, contextual knowledge, and sustained relationships with surveyed communities
At a time when access to high-quality, transparent, and independent microdata is increasingly important, NEEMSIS aims to provide a rich empirical foundation for research on labour markets, inequality, and social change in South India.

OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Arnaud Natal (January 15, 2026). ๐ข NEEMSIS-3 survey is underway! NEEMSIS. Retrieved April 15, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/15i52

