Measuring Districts' Monthly Economic Activity from Outer Space
Evening-hour luminosity observed using satellites is a good proxy for economic activity. The strengths of measuring economic activity using nightlight measurements include that the data capture informal activity, are available in near real-time, ar...
Main Authors: | Beyer, Robert C. M., Chhabra, Esha, Galdo, Virgilio, Rama, Martin |
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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/835491531401292135/Measuring-districts-monthly-economic-activity-from-outer-space http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29996 |
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