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How Accurate Is a Poverty Map Based on Remote Sensing Data? : An Application to Malawi

This paper assesses the reliability of poverty maps derived from remote-sensing data. Employing data for Malawi, it first obtains small area estimates of poverty by combining the Malawi household expenditure survey from 2010/11 with unit record pop...

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Main Authors: Van Der Weide, Roy, Blankespoor, Brian, Elbers, Chris, Lanjouw, Peter
Language:English
English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
POVERTY MAPPING
REMOTE SENSING DATA
GEOGRAPHY OF POVERTY
SMALL AREA POVERTY ESTIMATION
POVERTY MONITORING
TARGETING TRANSFERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099419209132236954/IDU0fcecbbc004dd3041cc088360d1c57c5ffe04
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38009

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099419209132236954/IDU0fcecbbc004dd3041cc088360d1c57c5ffe04
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38009

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