Schmidt, Torsten; Vosen, Simeon - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2012
forecasts. This paper investigates whether Internet search data can improve economic predictions in times of special events. An … quantitative data about these events, it has been difficult for professional forecasters to utilise such information in their …Information about special events can improve economic forecasts substantially. However, due to the lack of timely …