The ongoing growth of cities due to better job opportunities is leading to increased labour-related commuter flows in several countries. On the one hand, an increasing number of people commute and move to the cities, but on the other hand, the labour market indicates higher unemployment rates in...

Das Statistische Bundesamt vergibt seit 1999 Förderpreise an junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, seit 2022 den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchspreis "Statistical Science for the Society". Der Name zeigt die Internationalität des Preises und bringt zum Ausdruck, dass sowohl die...

The ongoing growth of cities due to better job opportunities is leading to increased labour-related commuter flows in several countries. On the one hand, an increasing number of people commute and move to the cities, but on the other hand, the labour market indicates higher unemployment rates in...

Das Statistische Bundesamt vergibt seit 1999 Förderpreise an junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, seit 2022 den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchspreis "Statistical Science for the Society". Der Name zeigt die Internationalität des Preises und bringt zum Ausdruck, dass sowohl die...

We introduce a new methodology to detect and measure economic activity using geospatial data and apply it to steel production, a major industrial pollution source worldwide. Combining plant output data with geospatial data, such as ambient air pollutants, nighttime lights, and temperature, we...

Spatially disaggregated income indicators are typically estimated by using model‐based methods that assume access to auxiliary information from population micro‐data. In many countries like Germany and the UK population micro‐data are not publicly available. In this work we propose small...