In "Big Questions for Big Data and what it can do for African Economic Development" I wrote about some of the basic knowledge problems that remain in development statistics, and concluded that, as of yet, Big Data does not seem well equipped in addressing...
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Tag: Claire Melamed
From Bigger to Better? Data Quality in Aid and Development
Special issue on data and development in the World Politics Review out last week. Contributions from Claire Melamed, ed Jack Goldstone and I contributed a write up on the gaps in the macroeconomic statistics in some African countries.