Economic Development in Pixels
John D. Huber and Laura Mayoral create a new measure of economic well-being that is both economically interpretable and free of the biases that afflict night-light data.
Topic Archive: Economic Development
Smarter Prevention for Stronger Peace
Hannes Mueller, Christopher Rauh, Alessandro Ruggieri, and Ben Seimon explore how integrating machine learning predictions into policymaking can drastically improve prevention strategies and reduce long-term economic and humanitarian costs.
The Effects of Climate Change on Labor and Capital Reallocation
Christoph Albert, Paula Bustos and Jacopo Ponticelli study the experience of Brazil to provide direct evidence on how capital and labor adjust to changes in climate.
Metal trade, cities, and the rise of inequality
Matthias Flueckiger, Mario Larch, Markus Ludwig, and Luigi Pascali find that the invention of bronze marked a turning point for socio-economic transformation.
