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Obtaining consistent time series from Google Trends.
- Source :
- Economic Inquiry; Apr2022, Vol. 60 Issue 2, p694-705, 12p, 6 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Google Trends data are a popular data source for research, but raw data are frequency‐inconsistent: daily data fail to capture long‐run trends. This issue has gone unnoticed in the literature. In addition, sampling noise can be substantial. We develop a procedure (available in an R‐package), which solves both issues at once. We apply this procedure to construct long‐run, frequency‐consistent daily economic indices for three German‐speaking countries. The resulting indices are significantly correlated with traditional leading economic indicators while being available in real time. We discuss potential applications across disciplines and spanning well beyond business cycle analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TIME series analysis
ECONOMIC indicators
BUSINESS cycles
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00952583
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Economic Inquiry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155474556
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13049