Advances in using multitemporal night-time lights satellite imagery to detect, estimate, and monitor socioeconomic dynamics
MM Bennett, LC Smith - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the late 1990s, remotely sensed night-time lights (NTL) satellite imagery has been
shown to correlate with socioeconomic parameters including urbanization, economic …
shown to correlate with socioeconomic parameters including urbanization, economic …
Valuing the global mortality consequences of climate change accounting for adaptation costs and benefits
T Carleton, A Jina, M Delgado… - … Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Using 40 countries' subnational data, we estimate age-specific mortality-temperature
relationships and extrapolate them to countries without data today and into a future with …
relationships and extrapolate them to countries without data today and into a future with …
Which night lights data should we use in economics, and where?
Popular DMSP night lights data are flawed by blurring, top-coding, and lack of calibration.
Yet newer and better VIIRS data are rarely used in economics. We compare these two data …
Yet newer and better VIIRS data are rarely used in economics. We compare these two data …
Naturalized alien flora of the world: species diversity, taxonomic and phylogenetic patterns, geographic distribution and global hotspots of plant invasion.
Rosaceae, Amaranthaceae, Pinaceae), some under-represented (eg Euphorbiaceae,
Rubiaceae), whereas the one richest in naturalized species, Compositae, reaches a value …
Rubiaceae), whereas the one richest in naturalized species, Compositae, reaches a value …
[HTML][HTML] The economic impact of universities: Evidence from across the globe
A Valero, J Van Reenen - Economics of Education Review, 2019 - Elsevier
We develop a new dataset using UNESCO source materials on the location of nearly 15,000
universities in about 1,500 regions across 78 countries, some dating back to the 11th …
universities in about 1,500 regions across 78 countries, some dating back to the 11th …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of climate conditions on economic production. Evidence from a global panel of regions
We present a novel data set of subnational economic output, Gross Regional Product (GRP),
for more than 1500 regions in 77 countries that allows us to empirically estimate historic …
for more than 1500 regions in 77 countries that allows us to empirically estimate historic …
Theoretical foundations of emerging economy business research
Abstract In “Probing Theoretically into Central and Eastern Europe: Transactions,
Resources, and Institutions,” we outlined the contributions of research in Central and …
Resources, and Institutions,” we outlined the contributions of research in Central and …
Housing constraints and spatial misallocation
We quantify the amount of spatial misallocation of labor across US cities and its aggregate
costs. Misallocation arises because high productivity cities like New York and the San …
costs. Misallocation arises because high productivity cities like New York and the San …
What is different about urbanization in rich and poor countries? Cities in Brazil, China, India and the United States
Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing
world? We compare American metropolitan areas with analogous geographic units in Brazil …
world? We compare American metropolitan areas with analogous geographic units in Brazil …
Regional favoritism
R Hodler, PA Raschky - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We complement the literature on distributive politics by taking a systematic look at regional
favoritism in a large and diverse sample of countries and by employing a broad measure …
favoritism in a large and diverse sample of countries and by employing a broad measure …