Applications of econometrics and machine learning to development and international economics

In the first chapter, I explore whether features derived from high resolution satellite images of Sri Lanka are able to predict poverty or income at local areas. I extract from satellite imagery area specific indicators of economic well-being including the number of cars, type and extent of crops, l...

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Main Author: Hersh, Jonathan Samuel
Other Authors: Baxter, Marianne
Language:en_US
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/33048