Estimating Poverty Using Cell Phone Data : Evidence from Guatemala

Estimating Poverty Using Cell Phone Data : Evidence from Guatemala

The dramatic expansion of mobile phone use in developing countries has given rise to a rich and largely untapped source of information about the characteristics of communities and regions. Call Detail Records (CDRs) obtained from cellular phones pr...

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Main Authors: Hernandez, Marco, Hong, Lingzi, Frias-Martinez, Vanessa, Whitby, Andrew, Frias-Martinez, Enrique
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
cell phone data
poverty estimation
big data
poverty measurement
call detail records
CDR
data collection
household surveys
social assistance targeting
poverty reduction
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122541487082260120/Estimating-poverty-using-cell-phone-data-evidence-from-Guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26136

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122541487082260120/Estimating-poverty-using-cell-phone-data-evidence-from-Guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26136

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