Night lights and regional income inequality in Africa
Mveyange, Anthony (2015). Night lights and regional income inequality in Africa. UNU-WIDER.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Mveyange, Anthony Title Night lights and regional income inequality in Africa Volume/Issue No. 2015/85 Publication Date 2015 Place of Publication Helsinki Publisher UNU-WIDER Pages 40 Language eng Abstract Estimating regional income inequality in Africa has been challenging due to the lack of reliable and consistent sub-national income data. I employ night lights data to circumvent this limitation. I find significant and positive associations between region
UNU Topics of Focus Poverty Keyword Economic growth
Income distribution
Poverty
Regional economicsCopyright Holder UNU-WIDER Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISSN 17987237 ISBN 9789292309749 -
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