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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okr-10986-70032021-04-23T14:02:33Z Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy Gibson, John McKenzie, David 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 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 self-reports are used especially for the distance from households or community centers to various features such as roads, markets, schools, clinics, and other public services. There is growing evidence that self-reported distance is measured with error and that these errors are correlated with outcomes of interest. In contrast to self-reports, the Global Positioning System (GPS) can determine almost exact location (typically within 15 meters). The falling cost of GPS receivers (typically below US$100) makes it increasingly feasible for field surveys to use GPS as a better method of measuring location and distance. In this paper the authors review four ways that GPS can lead to better economics and better policy: (1) through constructing instrumental variables that can be used to understand the causal impact of policies, (2) by helping to understand policy externalities and spillovers, (3) through better understanding of access to services, and (4) by improving the collection of household survey data. They also discuss several pitfalls and unresolved problems with using GPS in household surveys. 2012-06-04T17:25:25Z 2012-06-04T17:25:25Z 2007-04 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 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4195 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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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 |
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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 Gibson, John McKenzie, David Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4195 |
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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 self-reports
are used especially for the distance from households or
community centers to various features such as roads,
markets, schools, clinics, and other public services. There
is growing evidence that self-reported distance is measured
with error and that these errors are correlated with
outcomes of interest. In contrast to self-reports, the
Global Positioning System (GPS) can determine almost exact
location (typically within 15 meters). The falling cost of
GPS receivers (typically below US$100) makes it increasingly
feasible for field surveys to use GPS as a better method of
measuring location and distance. In this paper the authors
review four ways that GPS can lead to better economics and
better policy: (1) through constructing instrumental
variables that can be used to understand the causal impact
of policies, (2) by helping to understand policy
externalities and spillovers, (3) through better
understanding of access to services, and (4) by improving
the collection of household survey data. They also discuss
several pitfalls and unresolved problems with using GPS in
household surveys. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Gibson, John McKenzie, David |
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Gibson, John McKenzie, David |
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Gibson, John |
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Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy |
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Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy |
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Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy |
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Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy |
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Using the Global Positioning System in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy |
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using the global positioning system in household surveys for better economics and better policy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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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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