The 20th century was a period of unprecedented global change, both for human development and for the environment. To understand long-run development, we must first be able to measure these changes.

When the town’s big industry starts to lay off workers and the local prospects worsen, why don’t pack up their lives, sell the house, and leave?

New media are rapidly increasing the amount of information available to citizens and leaders in many autocracies, including China. The consequences for political accountability and regime stability are unclear. This project will analyze how economic and political outcomes in China are affected by traditional and social media.

Towards real-time economic monitoring in remote and conflict-affected regions using satellite imagery