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
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978-3-86788-437-2
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 382
- Klassifikation
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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
- Thema
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forecast adjustment
Google Trends
private consumption
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Schmidt, Torsten
Vosen, Simeon
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
- (wo)
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Essen
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2012
- DOI
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doi:10.4419/86788437
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Schmidt, Torsten
- Vosen, Simeon
- Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
Entstanden
- 2012