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Nighttime lights as a proxy for human development at the local level

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  1. Cruzatti C., John & Bjørnskov, Christian & Sáenz de Viteri, Andrea & Cruzatti, Christian, 2024. "Geography, development, and power: Parliament leaders and local clientelism," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).
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  28. Nguyen, Cuong & Noy, Ilan, 2018. "Measuring the impact of insurance on urban recovery with light: The 2011 New Zealand earthquake," Working Paper Series 20316, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Economics and Finance.
  29. Roland Hodler & Paul A. Raschky & Anthony Strittmatter, 2018. "Religiosity and Terrorism: Evidence from Ramadan Fasting," CESifo Working Paper Series 7313, CESifo.
  30. Bargain, Olivier B. & Vincent, Rose Camille & Caldeira, Emilie, 2025. "Corrigendum to “Shine a (night)light: Decentralization and economic development in Burkina Faso” [World Dev. 187(2025) 106851]," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
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  33. Pushkar Maitra & William Yu, 2021. "The Long Shadow of Infrastructure Development: Long Run Effects of Railway Construction in Colonial India," Monash Economics Working Papers 2021-01, Monash University, Department of Economics.
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  35. Bluhm, Richard & Hodler, Roland & Schaudt, Paul, 2021. "Local majorities: How administrative divisions shape comparative development," Economics Working Paper Series 2110, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science.
  36. Cesar R Salas-Guerra, 2021. "Impact of digital economic activity on regional economic growth: A Case study from northern Minas Gerais between 2009 To 2018," Papers 2105.02849, arXiv.org.
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