Estimation of Mexico’s Informal Economy and Remittances Using Nighttime Imagery

Accurate estimates of the magnitude and spatial distribution of both formal and informal economic activity have many useful applications. Developing alternative methods for making estimates of these economic activities may prove to be useful when other measures are of suspect accuracy or unavailable...

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Main Authors: Paul C. Sutton, Christopher D. Elvidge, Rebecca L. Powell L. Powell, Sharolyn Anderson, Tilottama Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/1/3/418/