Observing Economic Growth in Unrecognized States with Nighttime Light
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Keywords
Unrecognized states; the former Soviet Union; satellite data; civil conflicts; economic growth;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
- P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BIG-2019-04-08 (Big Data)
- NEP-CIS-2019-04-08 (Confederation of Independent States)
- NEP-GRO-2019-04-08 (Economic Growth)
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