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night lights as an income proxy: a standalone construct

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Development economics

using satellite measures of nighttime light intensity to estimate economic activity and growth where official data are weak.

In development economics, night lights as an income proxy refers to using satellite measures of nighttime light intensity to estimate economic activity and growth where official data are weak. This meaning comes from Henderson (2012) in American Economic Review.[1]

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  1. Henderson, J. V., Storeygard, A., & Weil, D. N. (2012). Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space. American Economic Review, 102(2), 994-1028. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.2.994

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