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The global distribution of economic activity: nature, history, and the role of trade

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  1. Adelheid Holl, 2019. "Natural Geography and Patterns of Local Population Growth and Decline in Spain: 1960–2011," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-21, September.
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  10. Christian Düben & Melanie Krause, 2021. "Population, light, and the size distribution of cities," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 61(1), pages 189-211, January.
  11. Miguel Fajardo-Steinhauser, 2023. "Peace Dividends: The Economic Effects of Colombia's Peace Agreement," Papers 2301.01843, arXiv.org, revised Dec 2024.
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  25. Giorgio Chiovelli & Stelios Michalopoulus & Elias Papaioannou & Tanner Regan, 2025. "Illuminating the Global South," Working Papers 2025-009, The George Washington University, The Center for Economic Research.
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  27. Ulrich K. Müller & Mark W. Watson, 2022. "Spatial Correlation Robust Inference," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 90(6), pages 2901-2935, November.
  28. de Pleijt, Alexandra M. & Frankema, Ewout, 2025. "The deeper roots of human capital formation and economic development in Southeast Asia, 1900–2000," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
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  32. Brülhart, Marius & Desmet, Klaus & Klinke, Gian-Paolo, 2020. "The shrinking advantage of market potential," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
  33. Richard S. J. Tol, 2021. "The Economic Impact of Climate in the Long Run," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Anil Markandya & Dirk Rübbelke (ed.), CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT, chapter 1, pages 3-36, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
  34. Borck, Rainald & Schrauth, Philipp, 2021. "Population density and urban air quality," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
  35. Richard Bluhm & Christian Lessmann & Paul Schaudt, 2021. "The Political Geography of Cities," SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series 2021-11, Monash University.
  36. Dickinson, Jeffrey, 2020. "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: What Drives Human-Made Light?," MPRA Paper 103504, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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  38. Khan,Amjad Muhammad & Park,Hogeun & Roberts,Mark & Wibisana,Putu Sanjiwacika, 2022. "When the Lights Go Out : The Economic Impacts of Covid-19 on Cities Globally," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10189, The World Bank.
  39. Shuhei Kitamura & Nils-Petter Lagerlöf, 2025. "Battles and Capitals," ISER Discussion Paper 1290, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka.
  40. Flückiger, Matthias & Ludwig, Markus, 2020. "Malaria suitability, urbanization and subnational development in sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
  41. Constantin Bürgi & Nisan Gorgulu, 2022. "The Impact of the Spatial Population Distribution on Economic Growth: Evidence from the United States," CESifo Working Paper Series 10008, CESifo.
  42. Eberhard-Ruiz, Andreas & Moradi, Alexander, 2019. "Regional market integration in East Africa: Local but no regional effects?," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 140(C), pages 255-268.
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  44. Merve Aksoylar Baysoy & Sumru Altug, 2021. "Growth Spillovers for the MENA Region: Geography, Institutions, or Trade?," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 59(3), pages 275-305, September.
  45. Salazar Miranda, Arianna, 2022. "The micro persistence of layouts and design: Quasi-experimental evidence from the United States Housing Corporation," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
  46. Nadeem Aljonaid & Ahmed Alwadeai & Osamah Ahmed AL-Maamari & Mohammed Jaboob & Abdo Al-Barakani & Hadi Mareeh, 2025. "Sectoral foreign aid and growth: spatial and temporal dynamics in a regional panel framework," Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 1-24, December.
  47. Areendam Chanda & Bulent Unel, 2021. "Do attitudes toward risk taking affect entrepreneurship? Evidence from second-generation Americans," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 26(4), pages 385-413, December.
  48. C. Justin Cook & Manisha Shah, 2022. "Aggregate Effects from Public Works: Evidence from India," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 104(4), pages 797-806, October.
  49. J. Vernon Henderson & Adam Storeygard & David N. Weil, 2020. "Quality-adjusted Population Density," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0837, Department of Economics, Tufts University.
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  51. Kitamura, Shuhei & Lagerlöf, Nils-Petter, 2021. "Cities, Conflict, and Corridors," OSF Preprints cfrzs, Center for Open Science.
  52. Xiaoming Jin & Hui Wang & Chuang Tian & Jun Yang & Zun Liu & Qiaoqiao Lin, 2025. "Balanced trends and pathways for future global coastal and interior areas in the context of population ageing," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.
  53. Ulrich K. Muller & Mark W. Watson, 2021. "Spatial Correlation Robust Inference," Papers 2102.09353, arXiv.org.
  54. Andrew Dickens & Nils‐Petter Lagerlöf, 2023. "The long‐run agglomeration effects of early agriculture in Europe," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 61(3), pages 629-651, July.
  55. Li, Weijun & Bai, Xiwen & Yang, Dong & Hou, Yao, 2023. "Maritime connectivity, transport infrastructure expansion and economic growth: A global perspective," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
  56. Metin M. Coşgel & Thomas J. Miceli & Sadullah Yıldırım, 2023. "Religion, rulers, and conflict," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 439-480, September.
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