A monthly consumption indicator for Germany based on Internet search query data
This study introduces a monthly coincident indicator for consumption in Germany based on Google Trends data on web search activity. In real-time nowcasting experiments the indicator outperforms common survey-based indicators in predicting consumption. Unlike those indicators, it provides predictive...
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Volume: | 19 |
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Main Author: |
Vosen, Simeon
Schmidt, Torsten |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
Place of publication: |
ABINGDON Taylor & Francis 01.05.2012 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Taylor and Francis Journals |
published in: | Applied economics letters Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 683 - 687 |
Data of publication: | 5/1/2012 |
ISSN: |
1350-4851 1466-4291 |
EISSN: |
1466-4291 |
Discipline: | Economics |
Series: |
Applied Economics Letters |
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Online Access: | Fulltext |
Database: | Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2012 Web of Knowledge Web of Science RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS |