Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) in Household Surveys For Better Economics and Better Policy
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- John Gibson & David McKenzie, 2007. "Using Global Positioning Systems in Household Surveys for Better Economics and Better Policy," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 22(2), pages 217-241, September.
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Keywords
distance; externalities; global positioning system; location; survey measurement;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- R20 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2007-03-24 (Development)
- NEP-GEO-2007-03-24 (Economic Geography)
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