Night lights, as detected by satellites, are increasingly used by economists, typically as a
proxy for economic activity. The growing popularity of these data reflects either the absence …

Tracking the development of cities in emerging economies is difficult with conventional data.
This paper shows that nighttime lights can be used as a reliable proxy for economic activity …

We study the relationship between changes in weather patterns and the spatial distribution
of population and economic activity within countries. Our unique global dataset combines …

以2003—2018 年中国285 个地级及以上城市面板数据为样本, 采用双固定效应空间杜宾模型,
实证分析了城市规模对绿色经济效率的影响及空间效应. 结果显示: 城市规模 …

Balancing economic growth with resources and the environment to achieve sustainable
development is a key issue in the development of all countries, and researchers are trying to …

Assuming a non-neutral impact of space, an explicit assessment of metropolitan hierarchies
based on local regression models produces a refined description of population settlement …

Research on urban development patterns and urban sprawl in the Yangtze River Economic
Belt (YREB) has received wide attention. However, existing research has always made use …

The emergence of cities in specific locations depends on both geographical features (such
as elevation and proximity to rivers) and institutional factors (such as centrality within an …

During the last few decades, the gap between the most prosperous metropolitan areas and
the rural areas has widened, especially since the 2008 crisis. This gap has been particularly …

Business cycles have affected urbanization processes worldwide. Despite strength and
pervasiveness of recent stagnation waves, empirical evidence documenting the aggregate …