We construct the world's centers of gravity for human population, GDP and CO2 emissions by taking the best out of five … recognized data sources covering the last two centuries. We also propose a more appropriate two-map representation of the …. We find a radical Western shift of GDP and CO2 emissions centers during the 19th century, in sharp contrast with the …

This paper examined the long memory features of GDP per capita data before the global financial crisis, using a sample … across the sample period for each country. The results indicated that most of the countries' GDP series were I(1) or higher …