Publication:
Measuring Global Economic Activity Using Air Pollution

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorEzran, Irene
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Stephen D.
dc.contributor.authorRama, Martín
dc.contributor.authorRiera-Crichton, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-18T15:17:29Z
dc.date.available2023-05-18T15:17:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-18
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses satellite readings of nitrogen (NO2) air pollution, a byproduct of combustion, to improve the measurement of global economic activity. The proposed approach improves upon night light measures for countries where data manipulation, conflict, or other factors have led to poor national accounts. The paper also shows that existing country rankings of gross domestic product accuracy over the past 15 years are unreliable, even among advanced economies. For example, the paper shows that during COVID, in France, the UK and Spain gross domestic product in 2020 was underreported by 76, 181, and 205 basis points respectively. The methodological contribution extends previous Error-Measurement frameworks which, suffer from error-in-variables biases, with an objective, data-driven identification strategy exploiting the plausibly orthogonal measurement errors between nitrogen dioxide and night lights, which are measured at different times.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099546505162383426/IDU03a2cb8d308c9604c570a94c0696b3844d56a
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10445
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39827
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10445
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectNITROGEN DIOXIDE
dc.subjectNIGHT LIGHTS
dc.subjectNO2 AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectGDP ACCURACY
dc.titleMeasuring Global Economic Activity Using Air Pollutionen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleMeasuring Global Economic Activity Using Air Pollution
okr.date.disclosure2023-05-16
okr.date.lastmodified2023-05-16T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099546505162383426/IDU03a2cb8d308c9604c570a94c0696b3844d56a
okr.guid099546505162383426
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-3a2cb8d3-8c96-4c57-a94c-696b3844d56a
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10445
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10445
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34063450
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34063450
okr.identifier.reportWPS10445
okr.import.id722
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099546505162383426/pdf/IDU03a2cb8d308c9604c570a94c0696b3844d56a.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalEurope
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Forecasting
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.unitChief Economist (LCRCE)
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationfd2ab4cd-3ad9-41a0-9477-fb219fe39971
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryfd2ab4cd-3ad9-41a0-9477-fb219fe39971
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
IDU03a2cb8d308c9604c570a94c0696b3844d56a.pdf
Size:
7.88 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
IDU03a2cb8d308c9604c570a94c0696b3844d56a.txt
Size:
233.05 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Policy Research Working Papers