Regional disparities in the development of regions of a country may slow the growth of the entire national economy. Determination of such disparities is required for the creation of proper economic policies, needed to take actions against factors hindering economic growth. Hidden economy is, on...

The main aim of this paper is to analyze the evolution of the determining factors of the relative economic development of Andalucia on the Spanish regional context between 1980-2000, as well as the obstacles that these factors raise, favouring the unequal model of economic growth of Andalucia....

Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...