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Replication Data for: "Estimating Local Inequality from Nighttime Lights”

Theunissen, Gerlinde; Weidmann, Nils B.
Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" (Konstanz). Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2345
Abstract: Economic inequality at the local level has been shown to be an important predictor of people's political perceptions and preferences. However, research on these questions is hampered by the fact that local inequality is difficult to measure and systematic data collections are rare, in particular in countries of the Global South. We propose a new measure of local inequality derived from nighttime light (NTL) emissions data. Our measure corresponds to the local inequality in per capita nighttime light emissions, using VIIRS-derived nighttime light emissions data and spatial population data from ... more
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Subject area: [Politikwissenschaft [=] Wirtschaftswissenschaften]
Topics: inequality

Bibliographic information

Primärforschende, Institution: Theunissen, Gerlinde; Universität Konstanz / Politik-, Verwaltungswissenschaft | Weidmann, Nils B.; Universität Konstanz / Politik-, Verwaltungswissenschaft
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.7802/2345
Study number: SDN-10.7802-2345
Project funder: Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG – German Research Foundation) under Germany‘s Excellence Strategy – EXC-2035/1 – 390681379
Publisher: Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" (Konstanz)

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Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2345

Reference publications

Publications: Weidmann, N.B.; Theunissen, G. Estimating Local Inequality from Nighttime Lights. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 4624.

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Theunissen, Gerlinde, & Weidmann, Nils B. (2021). Replication Data for: "Estimating Local Inequality from Nighttime Lights”. Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" (Konstanz). Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2345.

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