Arbeitspapier

Using Internet Data to Account for Special Events in Economic Forecasting

Information about special events can improve economic forecasts substantially. However, due to the lack of timely quantitative data about these events, it has been difficult for professional forecasters to utilise such information in their forecasts. This paper investigates whether Internet search data can improve economic predictions in times of special events. An analysis of 'cash for clunkers' programs in four selected countries exemplifies that including search query data into statistical forecasting models improves the forecasting performance in almost all cases. However, the challenge to identify irregular events and to find the appropriate time series from Google Insights for search remains.

ISBN
978-3-86788-437-2
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 382

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
Thema
forecast adjustment
Google Trends
private consumption

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Schmidt, Torsten
Vosen, Simeon
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
(wo)
Essen
(wann)
2012

DOI
doi:10.4419/86788437
Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Schmidt, Torsten
  • Vosen, Simeon
  • Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)

Entstanden

  • 2012

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