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A study of lights at night suggests dictators lie about economic growth (2022)

Satellite data hints at the scale of their deception

Benito Mussolini was a tyrant, but at least he made the trains run on time. Since 2002 average reported economic growth in autocracies has been twice as fast as in democracies. This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “Shining light on lies”

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