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Exploring the Potential of Machine Learning for Automatic Slum Identification from VHE Imagery
(CAF, 2016-11-23)
Slum identification in urban settlements is a crucial step in the process of formulation of propoor policies. However, the use of conventional methods for slums detection such as field surveys may result time consuming and ...
Local economic development. Some cities develop more than others: specialization, human capital and institutions
(CAF, 2009)
Why does a certain metropolitan area grow more than another? The answer to this question has evaded much of the considerable body of scholarship on the topic. One problem may be that some of the frameworks that drive ...
Measuring the size and growth of cities using nighttime light
(CAF, 2018-09-20)
This paper uses high-resolution images of nighttime luminosity to estimate a globally comparable measure of the size of metropolitan areas around the world for the years 2000 and 2010. We apply recently-proposed methodologies ...
Un desarrollo urbano sostenible con más inclusión y productividad
(CAF, 2021-08-18)
Frente a la tragedia que han significado las muertes, la destrucción de puestos de trabajo y pérdidas económicas causadas por el COVID-19, los problemas históricos de las ciudades de América Latina han cobrado una mayor ...
What is the Role of Urban Growth on Inequality, and Segregation? The Case of Urban Argentina´s Urban Agglomerations
(CAF, 2016-11)
We analyze the relationship between urban sprawl and changing patterns of inequality and segregation in metropolitan areas of Argentina. The existing literature has endeavored to study the determinants of the expansion of ...
How infrastructure shapes comparative advantage
(CAF, 2022-06-30)
This paper provides evidence that domestic trade costs are a source of comparative advantage. First, I build an international trade and internal geography model with transportation features and input-output linkages. Then, ...
Medición de los niveles de productividad de las ciudades en América Latina
(CAF, 2021-12-29)
Este documento presenta datos sobre productividad a nivel de ciudad para 279 ciudades de 12 países de América Latina. Para esto se utilizan los datos de salario horario de las encuestas de hogares oficiales de los países. ...
Medición de los determinantes de la productividad en Ciudades de América Latina
(CAF, 2021-12-14)
El presente documento desarrolla un conjunto de indicadores para medir los determinantes de la productividad en las ciudades de América Latina. Su objetivo es caracterizar los determinantes que pueden ser intervenidos desde ...
Effect of Socio-Economic Stratification on House Value in Bogotá
(CAF, 2016-12-24)
This paper investigates the impact of urban fiscal policies on housing value. We use a focalization system in Bogotá where certain subsidies and taxes are targeted based on a classification of houses according to external ...
Crime under Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on Citizen Security in the City of Buenos Aires
(CAF, 2021-08-18)
This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown on criminal activity in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. We find a large, significant, robust, and immediate decline in crime following ...