Using satellite imagery to understand and promote sustainable development
BACKGROUND Accurate and comprehensive measurements of a range of sustainable
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …
Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing
Scientific contributions from remote sensing over the last fifty years have significantly
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …
County-level CO2 emissions and sequestration in China during 1997–2017
With the implementation of China's top-down CO2 emissions reduction strategy, the regional
differences should be considered. As the most basic governmental unit in China, counties …
differences should be considered. As the most basic governmental unit in China, counties …
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 …
Combining satellite imagery and machine learning to predict poverty
Reliable data on economic livelihoods remain scarce in the developing world, hampering
efforts to study these outcomes and to design policies that improve them. Here we …
efforts to study these outcomes and to design policies that improve them. Here we …
The real effect of legal institutions: Environmental courts and firm environmental protection expenditure
Q Zhang, Z Yu, D Kong - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the real effects of environmental justice reform on environmental
governance at the firm level. Using the establishment of environmental courts in China as a …
governance at the firm level. Using the establishment of environmental courts in China as a …
African leaders and the geography of China's foreign assistance
We investigate whether foreign aid from China is prone to political capture in aid-receiving
countries. Specifically, we examine whether more Chinese aid is allocated to the birth …
countries. Specifically, we examine whether more Chinese aid is allocated to the birth …
The view from above: Applications of satellite data in economics
D Donaldson, A Storeygard - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016 - aeaweb.org
The past decade or so has seen a dramatic change in the way that economists can learn by
watching our planet from above. A revolution has taken place in remote sensing and allied …
watching our planet from above. A revolution has taken place in remote sensing and allied …
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 …
Culture and institutions
A Alesina, P Giuliano - Journal of economic literature, 2015 - aeaweb.org
A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that
culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific …
culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific …