no code implementations • 1 Jun 2022 • Daniel Björkegren, Joshua E. Blumenstock, Samsun Knight
When a policy prioritizes one person over another, is it because they benefit more, or because they are preferred?
no code implementations • 15 Apr 2021 • Guanghua Chi, Han Fang, Sourav Chatterjee, Joshua E. Blumenstock
Many critical policy decisions, from strategic investments to the allocation of humanitarian aid, rely on data about the geographic distribution of wealth and poverty.
no code implementations • 1 Nov 2020 • Joshua E. Blumenstock, Matthew Olckers
Using data on financial transactions for over 50 000 Kenyan smartphone users, we find that gamblers do learn from experience.
no code implementations • 8 Apr 2020 • Daniel Björkegren, Joshua E. Blumenstock, Samsun Knight
An increasing number of decisions are guided by machine learning algorithms.
no code implementations • 31 Jan 2019 • Muhammad Raza Khan, Joshua E. Blumenstock
We show that this method outperforms state-of-the-art semi-supervised learning algorithms on three different prediction tasks using mobile phone datasets from three different developing countries.
no code implementations • 16 Jun 2016 • Muhammad Raza Khan, Joshua E. Blumenstock
Recently, mobile operators in many developing economies have launched "Mobile Money" platforms that deliver basic financial services over the mobile phone network.