Digital economics
A Goldfarb, C Tucker - Journal of economic literature, 2019 - aeaweb.org
Digital technology is the representation of information in bits. This technology has reduced
the cost of storage, computation, and transmission of data. Research on digital economics …
the cost of storage, computation, and transmission of data. Research on digital economics …
Machine learning in agricultural and applied economics
This review presents machine learning (ML) approaches from an applied economist's
perspective. We first introduce the key ML methods drawing connections to econometric …
perspective. We first introduce the key ML methods drawing connections to econometric …
Who left riding transit? Examining socioeconomic disparities in the impact of COVID-19 on ridership
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a globally unprecedented decline in transit ridership.
This paper leveraged the 20-years daily transit ridership data in Chicago to infer the impact …
This paper leveraged the 20-years daily transit ridership data in Chicago to infer the impact …
Text as data
M Gentzkow, B Kelly, M Taddy - Journal of Economic Literature, 2019 - aeaweb.org
An ever-increasing share of human interaction, communication, and culture is recorded as
digital text. We provide an introduction to the use of text as an input to economic research …
digital text. We provide an introduction to the use of text as an input to economic research …
A big-data driven approach to analyzing and modeling human mobility trend under non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic
During the unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) challenge, non-
pharmaceutical interventions became a widely adopted strategy to limit physical movements …
pharmaceutical interventions became a widely adopted strategy to limit physical movements …
Big data: New tricks for econometrics
HR Varian - Journal of economic perspectives, 2014 - aeaweb.org
Computers are now involved in many economic transactions and can capture data
associated with these transactions, which can then be manipulated and analyzed …
associated with these transactions, which can then be manipulated and analyzed …
Forecasting Chinese tourist volume with search engine data
The queries entered into search engines register hundreds of millions of different searches
by tourists, not only reflecting the trends of the searchers' preferences for travel products, but …
by tourists, not only reflecting the trends of the searchers' preferences for travel products, but …
The data revolution and economic analysis
Many believe that “big data” will transform business, government, and other aspects of the
economy. In this article we discuss how new data may impact economic policy and …
economy. In this article we discuss how new data may impact economic policy and …
Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 on non-motorized transportation: A Bayesian structural time series model
Y Zhang, JD Fricker - Transport policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in widespread impacts
in the transportation sector due to containment measures. To better manage transportation …
in the transportation sector due to containment measures. To better manage transportation …
The state of American entrepreneurship: New estimates of the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship for 32 US States, 1988–2014
Assessing the state of American entrepreneurship requires not simply counting the quantity
but also the initial quality of new ventures. Combining comprehensive business registries …
but also the initial quality of new ventures. Combining comprehensive business registries …