Can Google Search data predict the economy?
@Google Chief Economist Hal Varian visited @Yale last semester to present on how Google Trends can be used to forecast economic activity, including GDP, unemployment, and where you’ll buy your next coffee: economics.yale.edu/news/230420/ca…
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- Can Google Search data predict the economy? @Google Chief Economist Hal Varian visited @Yale this week to present on how Google Trends can be used to forecast economic activity, including GDP, unemployment, and where you’ll buy your next coffee: economics.yale.edu/news/230420/ca…
- A big congratulations to Ebonya Washington who was named Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics economics.yale.edu/news/ebonya-wa…
- This handbook chapter presents the major advances made in the field of economic geography over the past decade. NEW in @nberpubs, by @TrebAllen (@DartmouthEcon) & Costas Arkolakis (@Yale): nber.org/papers/w33436
- "We introduce a new methodology to detect and measure economic activity using geospatial data." NEW in @nberpubs, by Anton Yang, Jianwei Ai, and Costas Arkolakis: nber.org/papers/w33619
- Congratulations to our 2023 Economics PhD graduates! Learn more about their research, accomplishments, and next steps: economics.yale.edu/news/230525/co…
- How do first jobs affect long-term career outcomes? NEW in Journal of Labor Economics, by @J_ArellanoBover (@YaleSOM): economics.yale.edu/research/caree…
- What determines the distribution of people and economic activity across space? How can economic policies affect the spatial distribution of economic activity? New from @TrebAllen and Costas Arkolakis in Journal of Economic Perspectives @AEAjournals: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…
- NEW in @RevEconStudies: "A Dynamic Model of Input–Output Networks" By @ErnestLiuEcon (@PrincetonEcon) & Aleh Tsyvinski (@Yale): academic.oup.com/restud/article…
- New in @RevEconStudies: A class of methods for identification and inference in dynamic models with serially correlated unobservables. By @steventberry and @GioCompiani: economics.yale.edu/research/cfp-1…
- Are labor markets in higher-income countries more meritocratic, and if so, why? New in @nberpubs: nber.org/papers/w32375
- Are you an academic who wants policymakers to use your research? New @YaleTobinCenter / @SIEPR Policy Brief on connecting academic research to policy: tobin.yale.edu/research/follo…
- The Department of Economics is delighted to welcome two new professors to its faculty this fall, and two new Postdoctoral Associates who will later join as faculty. Read more about their background and research interests here: economics.yale.edu/news/230830/de…














