Using internet search data as economic indicators

By Nick Mclaren, Rachana V. Shanbhogue. 2011

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Forecasting Chinese tourist volume with search engine data (2015, background): “Specifically, a few recent studies on forecasting tourism demand with search engine data are also discussed and research gaps are identified.”
Kernel Archetypal Analysis for Clustering Web Search Frequency Time Series (2014, background): “Aggregated search behaviors of millions of users yield reliable predictions for sales or general economic indicators [16], [17].”
Predicting the Present with Google Trends (2009, unknown): “Finally, McLaren and Shanbhoge [2011] summarize how web search data can be used for economic nowcasting by central banks.”
Measuring objective and subjective well-being: dimensions and data sources (2020, background): “[217] summarise how online search data can be used for economic nowcasting by central banks.”