Surfing a wave of economic growth

We investigate whether the geographic determinants of growth extend to natural amenities. We combine data on spatial and temporal variation in the quality of over 5000 surf breaks globally with data on local economic performance, proxied by night-time lights. We document a strong association between...

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Main Authors: McGregor, T, Wills, S
Formato: Working paper
Publicado: University of Oxford 2016