You might be interested in this study: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/09/29/a-study-of-lights-at-night-suggests-dictators-lie-about-economic-growth (based on https://ideas.repec.org/a/ucp/jpolec/doi10.1086-720458.html).
You might be interested in this study: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/09/29/a-study-of-lights-at-night-suggests-dictators-lie-about-economic-growth (based on https://ideas.repec.org/a/ucp/jpolec/doi10.1086-720458.html).