Artikel
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 information beyond that already captured in other macroeconomic variables.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Applied Economics Letters ; ISSN: 1466-4291 ; Volume: 19 ; Year: 2012 ; Issue: 7 ; Pages: 683-687 ; Abingdon: Routledge
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Wirtschaft
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
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Google Trends
consumption
forecasting
coincident indicator
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Vosen, Simeon
Schmidt, Torsten
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Veröffentlichung
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Routledge
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
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Abingdon
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2012
- DOI
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doi:10.1080/13504851.2011.595673
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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- Artikel
Associated
- Vosen, Simeon
- Schmidt, Torsten
- Routledge
- ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
Time of origin
- 2012