gen_gcp_mer: gcp_mer
In prio-data/priogrid: PRIOGrid Replication Code

Indicates the gross cell product, measured in USD, based on the G-Econ dataset v. 4.0. The original G-Econ data represent the total economic activity at a 1x1 degree resolution, so when assigning this to PRIO-GRID we distribute the total value across the number of contained PRIO-GRID land cells. In border areas, the G-Econ 1x1 degree cells might overlap with PRIO-GRID cells allocated to a neighboring country. To minimize bias, PRIO-GRID only extracts G-Econ data for cells that have the same country code as the G-Econ cell represents. This variable is only available for five-year intervals between 1990 and 2005, but function allows for interpolation of yearly values from 1990 to 2005.

gen_gcp_mer(
  input_folder,
  variable = "GCP_MER",
  interpolate_time = FALSE,
  interpolate_missing = TRUE
)

`variable`	one of c("GCP_MER", "GCP_PPP")
`interpolate_time`	if 'TRUE', data is interpolated to all years from 1990 to 2005 See interpolate_pg_timeseries() for details.
`interpolate_missing`	if 'TRUE', interpolates data to grid cells with missing values around coastline.
`gecon_data`	path to [pg-folder].

Link to original data: https://gecon.yale.edu/.

Please cite: Nordhaus, William D. (2006) Geography and macroeconomics: New data and new findings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 103(10): 3510-3517.

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