This paper presents a method to improve existing spatial dependence-robust inference procedures for spatial data. Our method involves augmenting a regression specification with functions of locations that reduce spatial correlation in regression scores and serves as a pre-whitener, followed by...

Smuggling harms the economy and development of a country. Various statistical methods can be used to determine the geographical distribution of smuggling within a country. In this regard, clustering techniques (both classical and spatial analysis) have been used to present an overview of...