Measuring and Explaining Patterns of Spatial Income Inequality from Outer Space : Evidence from Africa

Measuring and Explaining Patterns of Spatial Income Inequality from Outer Space : Evidence from Africa

This paper argues for night--lights data as an alternative data source for measuring spatial inequalities in Africa, where the paucity of subnational income data is persistent. The analysis compares the statistical relationships between income and...

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Main Author: Mveyange, Anthony
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
INCOME INEQUALITY
GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS
WEATHER
SUBNATIONAL INCOME DATA
SPATIAL INCOME INEQUALITY
LIGHTS-BASED MEASUREMENT
CLIMATE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/522521529585253770/Measuring-and-explaining-patterns-of-Spatial-Income-Inequality-from-Outer-Space-Evidence-from-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29937

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/522521529585253770/Measuring-and-explaining-patterns-of-Spatial-Income-Inequality-from-Outer-Space-Evidence-from-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29937

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