The impact of urban growth on agricultural and rural non-farm growth in Kenya

To estimate the impact of urban growth on agricultural and rural nonfarm income growth we develop an urban gravity variable that reflects the economic activity of a city– total nighttime light emitted – which is a proxy income of each city. The light intensities were transformed into urban gravity v...

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Main Authors: Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P., Johnson, Timothy, Samboko, Paul Chimuka, You, Liangzhi
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148455

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