Census
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Could Phone Data Reveal a Person’s Wealth?
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The effective design, implementation and evaluation of public policies rely on accurate socioeconomic data. It would be impossible, for instance, to implement a poverty alleviation program without knowing who the relevant target populations are, where they live, and their economic status. As the United Nations Population Fund puts it, “without…
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Still Unequal, Less Separate
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A recent paper found that Americans are highly segregated by income. A new paper finds the opposite is true for race.