Satellite-detected night lights data are widely used to evaluate economic impacts of disasters.

Growing evidence from elsewhere in applied economics suggests that impact estimates are potentially distorted when popular Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) night lights data are used.

Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
EconDisCliCha (2024).
Springer
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-024-00152-6