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title: Urban GDP Growth Forecasting in South Sudan
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-tefoso-v-203-y-2024-i-c-s0040162524001951/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:203:y:2024:i:c:s0040162524001951
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featured: 2024-05-15
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# Urban GDP Growth Forecasting in South Sudan

A machine learning model using remote sensing data can predict future urban light patterns in South Sudan, which can be used to estimate urban GDP growth.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0040162524001951%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Atefoso%3Av%3A203%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3Ac%3As0040162524001951
- Identifier: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:203:y:2024:i:c:s0040162524001951
- Released: 2024-05-15
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 49 (2024-05-15): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-05-15/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates

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