This paper presents a method to improve existing spatial dependence-robust inference procedures for spatial data. Our method involves augmenting a regression specification with functions of locations that reduce spatial correlation in regression scores and serves as a pre-whitener, followed by...

Small area poverty estimates are important for social and economic policy, however the required data are often unavailable. This paper presents a Small Area Estimation (SAE) technique called Conditional Monte Carlo (CMC). CMC provides robust estimates of small area poverty rates, subject to...