Bright Lights, Big Cities : measuring national and subnational economic growth in Africa from outer space, with an application to Kenya and Rwanda (English)

This paper uses the night lights (satellite imagery from outer space) approach to estimate growth in and levels of subnational 2013 gross domestic product for 47 counties in Kenya and 30 districts in Rwanda. Estimating subnational gross domestic product is consequential for three reasons. First, there is strong policy interest in how growth can occur in different parts of countries, so that communities can share in national prosperity and not get...

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Bundervoet,Tom;

Maiyo,Laban;

Sanghi,Apurva;
Document Date
2015/10/28
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7461
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Kenya, Rwanda,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/10/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Bright Lights, Big Cities : measuring national and subnational economic growth in Africa from outer space, with an application to Kenya and Rwanda
Keywords
gross domestic product

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Bundervoet,Tom; Maiyo,Laban; Sanghi,Apurva.

Bright Lights, Big Cities : measuring national and subnational economic growth in Africa from outer space, with an application to Kenya and Rwanda (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7461 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/912151468188369841

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