BIG DATA AND BIG CITIES: THE PROMISES AND LIMITATIONS OF IMPROVED MEASURES OF URBAN LIFE

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 114-137

  Glaeser, Edward L ^a,b,c   Kominers, Scott Duke ^a,d,e,f,g   Luca, Michael ^f   Naik, Nikhil ^h  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84978872924     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12364     Document Type: Article

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