Poverty statistics are conventionally compiled using data from household income and expenditure survey or living standards survey. This study examines an alternative approach in estimating poverty by investigating whether readily available geospatial data can accurately predict the spatial...

The spatial granularity of poverty statistics can have a significant impact on the efficiency of targeting resources meant to improve the living conditions of the poor. However, achieving granularity typically requires increasing the sample sizes of surveys on household income and expenditure or...

Granular spatial information on the distributions of human population is relevant to a variety of fields like health, economics, and other areas of public sector planning. This paper applies ensemble methods and aims at assessing their applicability to analyzing and forecasting population...

Stablecoins rise to meet the demand for safe assets in decentralized finance. Stablecoin issuers transform risky reserve assets into tokens of stable values, deploying a variety of tactics. To address the questions on the viability of stablecoins, regulations, and the initiatives led by large...

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the critical need for detailed, timely information on its evolving economic impacts, particularly for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where data availability and lack of generalizable nowcasting methodologies limit efforts for coordinated policy responses. This paper...

Unter dem Schlagwort Big Data werden neue und in Abgrenzung zur üblichen Wirtschaftsstatistik unkonventionelle Datenquellen zusammengefasst. Sie sind sehr umfangreich und sehr zeitnah sowie in hoher Frequenz verfügbar. Allerdings weisen diese neuen Daten eine hohe Bandbreite und Komplexität...

Unter dem Schlagwort Big Data werden neue und in Abgrenzung zur üblichen Wirtschaftsstatistik unkonventionelle Datenquellen zusammengefasst. Sie sind sehr umfangreich und sehr zeitnah sowie in hoher Frequenz verfügbar. Allerdings weisen diese neuen Daten eine hohe Bandbreite und Komplexität...