Berliant, Marcus and Weiss, Adam (2013): Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space: A Comment.
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Abstract
We examine spatial econometric issues arising from the model specification in Henderson, Storeygard and Weil (2012), that uses night light data to proxy for missing or unreliable GDP growth data.
| Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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| Original Title: | Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space: A Comment |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | GDP, Night light data, Spatial autocorrelation |
| Subjects: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C21 - Cross-Sectional Models ; Spatial Models ; Treatment Effect Models ; Quantile Regressions C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C23 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models |
| Item ID: | 47340 |
| Depositing User: | Marcus Berliant |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2013 23:05 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2019 04:33 |
| References: | Henderson, J.V., A. Storeygard and D.N. Weil (2012). "Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space," American Economic Review 102, 994--1028. Kapoor, M., H.H. Kelejian and I. Prucha (2007). "Panel Data Models with Spatially Correlated Error Components," Journal of Econometrics 140, 97-130. |
| URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/47340 |
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