BridgeGap Talk Series Episode 1: Measurements of Construction-Based Corruption with Satellite Data

The First BridegGap Talk Series Episode discussed the study “Measurements of Construction-Based Corruption with Satellite Data” by Saverio Di Giorno (University of Pisa), Joras Ferwerda (Utrecht University), and Francesco Busato (Parthenope University of Naples). The paper introduces a novel measure for detecting construction-based corruption across 54,091 municipalities in nine EU countries. Utilizing satellite data, the study identifies extreme urban land consumption as an indicator of potential corruption, with residual regression patterns revealing land use not justified by genuine needs.