Estimating Economic Characteristics with Phone Data
This research aims to develop new methods for generating cost-effective maps of poverty and vulnerability in Afghanistan
Abstract
The goal of this research is to develop new methods for generating cost-effective maps of poverty and vulnerability in Afghanistan, based on the analysis of large-scale 바카라 사이트渄igital exhaust바카라 사이트� from communications networks. Specifically, we intend to develop techniques that generate high-resolution maps and measurements of population characteristics based on regionally-aggregated patterns of mobile phone use. Our team has previously demonstrated the feasibility of this approach using a combination of phone surveys and mobile phone metadata from Rwanda. Over the past two years, we have developed a strong partnership with the largest mobile phone operator in Afghanistan, who has given us access to several terabytes of mobile phone records, and permission to conduct follow-up phone surveys with their customer base. We thus have a unique opportunity to transform our pilot study into a set of metrics and maps that can provide new insight into the demographic and economic structure of the Afghan population.
This work is part of the International Growth Centre바카라 사이트檚 바카라 사이트楬igh-Resolution Measures of Poverty and Vulnerability in Afghanistan: Cost-Effective Solutions Based on Mobile Phone Data바카라 사이트� project
Citation
Blumenstock, Joshua E.聽2018.聽Estimating Economic Characteristics with Phone Data.聽AEA Papers and Proceedings,聽108 : 72-76.DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20181033