Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy

Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy

Distance and location are important determinants of many choices that economists study. While these variables can sometimes be obtained from secondary data, economists often rely on information that is self-reported by respondents in surveys. These...

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Main Authors: Gibson, John, McKenzie, David
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCURACY
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
AIRCRAFT
ALTITUDE
CENSUSES
CHILD LABOR
CITY STREETS
CLINICS
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMETRICS
EQUATIONS
EXISTING POPULATION
EXTERNALITIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
GPS
GRADE
GRADIENTS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH DECISIONS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH SERVICES
HEIGHT
HIV
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
IMMIGRATION
IMPACT OF POLICIES
INCOME
INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT
IUD
JOURNEYS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF INFORMATION
LENGTH
MEASUREMENT ERRORS
MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION FLOWS
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
PATIENTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION INFORMATION
PRACTITIONERS
PRECISION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PSYCHOLOGY
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY CONTROL
RADIO
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINES
RECREATION
REMITTANCES
REMOTE SENSING
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD QUALITY
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL AREAS
SERVICE AREAS
SEX
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION
SPILLOVER
SURVEYING
TELEVISION
TERRAIN
TOPOGRAPHY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT NETWORKS
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL DISTANCE
TRAVEL DISTANCES
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVEL TIMES
TRIANGULATION
TRUE
TUBERCULOSIS
TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
UNITS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN SPRAWL
URBANIZATION
WALKING
WEALTH
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7524337/using-global-positioning-system-household-surveys-better-economics-better-policy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7003

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7524337/using-global-positioning-system-household-surveys-better-economics-better-policy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7003

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