GPL’s Aerial History Project has received a $6.2M grant from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation), in conjunction with a research team led by Andreas Madestam and Anna Tompsett of Stockholm University.
This project, titled A new approach to measuring the wealth of nations: understanding long-run economic growth using historical aerial photographs, has been several years in the making, with GPL Fellows Hannah Druckenmiller (ARE), Luna Yue Huang (ARE), and Project Manager Trinetta Chong (GSPP ‘16) at the helm. Six UC Berkeley undergraduates/MPP students also contributed significantly, including Alex Gao ‘20 and Tommy Poa ‘20.
The team is thrilled to have received this recognition and are excited to keep this endeavor moving forward.
