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Measuring Districts' Monthly Economic Activity from Outer Space / Beyer, Robert C. M.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Beyer, Robert C. M.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture.
- Armed Conflict.
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Common Carriers Industry.
- Conflict and Development.
- Construction Industry.
- Economic Growth.
- Economic Theory and Research.
- Food and Beverage Industry.
- Food Security.
- General Manufacturing.
- Industrial Economics.
- Industry.
- Infrared Imaging.
- International Economics and Trade.
- International Terrorism and Counterterrorism.
- International Trade and Trade Rules.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Plastics and Rubber Industry.
- Pulp and Paper Industry.
- Remote Sensing.
- Satellite Imagery.
- Textiles Apparel and Leather Industry.
- Local Subjects:
- Agriculture.
- Armed Conflict.
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Common Carriers Industry.
- Conflict and Development.
- Construction Industry.
- Economic Growth.
- Economic Theory and Research.
- Food and Beverage Industry.
- Food Security.
- General Manufacturing.
- Industrial Economics.
- Industry.
- Infrared Imaging.
- International Economics and Trade.
- International Terrorism and Counterterrorism.
- International Trade and Trade Rules.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Plastics and Rubber Industry.
- Pulp and Paper Industry.
- Remote Sensing.
- Satellite Imagery.
- Textiles Apparel and Leather Industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (31 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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, are cheap to obtain, and can be used to conduct very spatially granular analysis. This paper presents a measure of monthly economic activity at the district level based on cleaned Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite nightlight and rural population. The paper demonstrates that this new method can shed light on recent episodes in South Asia: first, the 2015 earthquake in Nepal; second, demonetization in India; and, third, violent conflict outbreaks in Afghanistan.
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