Measuring economic growth from outer space | vox

Measuring economic growth from outer space | vox – Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists: “GDP data is often poorly measured, especially for sub-Saharan Africa. This column shows that satellite data on lights at night can be used to enhance the quality of GDP growth measures. Using rainfall and satellite data, it also [...]


Stefano Giantin

02/09/2009

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Measuring economic growth from outer space | vox – Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists: “GDP data is often poorly measured, especially for sub-Saharan Africa. This column shows that satellite data on lights at night can be used to enhance the quality of GDP growth measures. Using rainfall and satellite data, it also shows that growth of immediate agricultural hinterland of a sub-Saharan city spurs growth of the city.”

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