Geography and economic performance: Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis for Great Britain. by Patacchini, E, Rice, P

“…This paper uses the techniques of exploratory spatial data analysis to analyse patterns of spatial association for different indicators of economic performance, and in so doing identify and describe the spatial structure of economic performance for Great Britain. …”

The effect of oil spills on infant mortality by Hodler, R, Bruderle, A

“…We are the first to study the causal effects of onshore oil spills on neonatal and infant mortality rates. We use spatial data from the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor and the Demographic and Health Surveys, and rely on the comparison of siblings conceived before and after nearby oil spills. …”

The effect of rural electrification on firm creation - new evidence from Ghana by Carlowitz, T

“…I combine firm census data covering over 638,000 firms (including informal and rural establishments) with electricity access and geo-spatial data. I address the endogeneity of the grid expansion using an instrumental variable approach. …”

Wages and the city: the Italian case by Addario, S, Patacchini, E

“…The application of spatial data analysis techniques enables us to state that this effect is present only in the large cities surrounded by low-populated areas. …”