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...
Main Author: | Mveyange, Anthony |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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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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