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Data Collection in Fragile States : Innovations from Africa and Beyond /

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'This open access book addresses an urgent issue on which little organized information exists. It reflects experience in Africa but is highly relevant to other fragile states as well.' -Constantine Michalopoulos, John Hopkins University, USA and former Director of Economic Policy and Co-or...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hoogeveen, Johannes (Editor), Pape, Utz (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:
Development economics.
Big data.
Sociology-Research.
Economic theory.
Africa-Economic conditions.
Development Economics.
Big Data/Analytics.
Research Methodology.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
African Economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Fragility and innovations in data collection; Johannes Hoogeveen and Utz Pape
  • Part I: Innovations in data collection
  • Chapter 2: Monitoring the Ebola crisis using mobile phone surveys; Alvin Etang and Kristen Himelein
  • Chapter 3: Rapid Emergency Response Survey; Utz Pape
  • Chapter 4: Tracking displaced people in Mali; Alvin Etang and Johannes Hoogeveen
  • Chapter 5: Locally recruited, resident and enumerators for continuous monitoring; Andre-Marie TaptuĂ© and Johannes Hoogeveen
  • Chapter 6: A local development index for the Central African Republic and Mali; Mohamed Coulibaly, Johannes Hoogeveen, Roy Katayama and Gervais Chamberlin Yama
  • Part II: Methodologically innovations
  • Chapter 7: Geo-spatial sampling; Stephanie Eckman and Kristen Himelein
  • Chapter 8: Sampling in chaotic environments; Ana I. Aguilera, Nandini Krishnan, Juan Munoz, Flavio Russo Riva, Dhiraj Sharma and Tara Vishwanath
  • Chapter 9: Rapid consumption surveys; Utz Pape and Johan Mistiaen
  • Chapter 10: Studying sensitive topics in fragile contexts; Mohammad R Isaqzadeh, Saad Gulzar and Jacob N. Shapiro
  • Chapter 11: Eliciting accurate consumption responses from vulnerable populations; Lennart Kaplan, Utz Johann Pape and James Walsh
  • Part III: Other innovations
  • Chapter 12: Using video testimonials to give a voice to the poor; Utz Pape
  • Chapter 13: Iterative beneficiary monitoring of World Bank projects; Johannes Hoogeveen and Andre-Marie TaptuĂ©
  • Chapter 14: Concluding remarks: Data Collection in FCV environments; Johannes Hoogeveen and Utz Pape.