SPUR and SCPC Packages

Stata, Python, and R packages implementing techniques for spatial inference developed by Müller and Watson.

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Packages

• spur-stata v0.1.1: Documentation · GitHub
• spur-python v0.1.1: Documentation · PyPI · GitHub
• spuR v0.1.2: Documentation · GitHub
• scpc-python v0.1.2: Documentation · PyPI · GitHub
• scpcR v0.1.3: Documentation · GitHub
• spur-skills v0.1.6: Documentation · GitHub

Citation

When using these packages, please cite Becker, Boll and Voth (2026) and Müller and Watson (2024):

@article{bbv2026,
  author = {Becker, Sascha O. and Boll, P. David and Voth, Hans-Joachim},
  title = {Testing and Correcting for Spatial Unit Roots in Regression Analysis},
  journal = {The Stata Journal},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {26},
  number = {2},
  pages = {177--202},
  doi = {10.1177/1536867X261449932},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867X261449932}
}

@article{mw2024,
  author = {M{\"u}ller, Ulrich K. and Watson, Mark W.},
  title = {Spatial Unit Roots and Spurious Regression},
  journal = {Econometrica},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {92},
  number = {5},
  pages = {1661--1695},
  doi = {10.3982/ECTA21654}
}

If you encounter any issues or have any questions, please open an issue on GitHub or contact the authors.