EU cohesion policy on the ground: Analyzing small-scale effects using satellite data
利用2007-2013年捷克、德国、波兰边境地区市镇的欧盟资金项目数据，结合夜间灯光卫星数据作为经济活动的代理变量，发现欧盟资金增加与市镇级经济活动提升相关，展示了遥感数据在缺乏跨境细粒度数据时评估地方经济发展的有效性。
We present a novel approach to analyze the impact of EU cohesion policy on local economic activity. For all municipalities in the border area of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, we collect project-level data on EU funding in the period between 2007 and 2013. Using night light emission data as a proxy for economic development, we show that receiving a higher amount of EU funding is associated with increased economic activity at the municipal level. Our paper demonstrates that remote sensing data can provide an effective way to model local economic development also in Europe, where comprehensive cross-border data are not available at such a spatially granular level.