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Working Papers

2024

1. A Hands-On Machine Learning Primer for Social Scientists: Math, Algorithms and Code
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
2. The IZA / Fable Swipe Consumption Index
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024)

2023

3. Für einen besseren Datenzugang im Bereich Arbeitsmarkt und Sozialversicherung. Stellungnahme aus dem Verein für Socialpolitik
   RatSWD Working Papers, German Data Forum (RatSWD)

2020

4. Lockdown Strategies, Mobility Patterns and COVID-19
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (48)
   Also in Papers, arXiv.org (2020) View citations (47)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (48)

2018

5. Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue in the Age of Collaborative Economy (IRSDACE)
   IZA Research Reports, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2017

6. Opinion Copulas, Homophily and Multimodal Marginals
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

7. Big Data Is a Big Deal But How Much Data Do We Need?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Big Data is a big deal but how much data do we need?, AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, Springer (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
8. Predicting Road Conditions with Internet Search
   RatSWD Working Papers, German Data Forum (RatSWD) View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015)
   See also Journal Article Predicting Road Conditions with Internet Search, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2015

9. Calling the Greek Referendum on the Nose with Google Trends
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in RatSWD Working Papers, German Data Forum (RatSWD) (2015) View citations (7)
10. Predicting the Irish "Gay Marriage" Referendum
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
11. The Internet as a Data Source for Advancement in Social Sciences
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (42)
    Also in RatSWD Working Papers, German Data Forum (RatSWD) (2015) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article The internet as a data source for advancement in social sciences, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2015) View citations (33) (2015)
12. Trend-Spotting in the Housing Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)

2014

13. Selfish Altruism, Fierce Cooperation and the Emergence of Cooperative Equilibria from Passing and Shooting
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2011

14. Detecting Mortgage Delinquencies
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
15. Health and Well-Being in the Crisis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
16. Nowcasting Business Cycles Using Toll Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Nowcasting Business Cycles Using Toll Data, Journal of Forecasting, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2013) View citations (18) (2013)
17. The Toll Index. Innovation-based Economic Telemetry
    RatSWD Working Papers, German Data Forum (RatSWD) View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (2)

2010

18. What Makes Persistent Identifiers Persistent?
    RatSWD Working Papers, German Data Forum (RatSWD) View citations (1)

2009

19. Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting
    RatSWD Research Notes, German Data Forum (RatSWD) View citations (244)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2009) View citations (253)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (242)
    See also Journal Article Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting, Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
20. Googlemetrie und Arbeitsmarkt in der Wirtschaftskrise
    IZA Standpunkte, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
21. Prognosen aus dem Internet: Weitere Erholung am Arbeitsmarkt erwartet
    IZA Standpunkte, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Prognosen aus dem Internet: weitere Erholung am Arbeitsmarkt erwartet, DIW Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Explaining opinion polarisation with opinion copulas
   PLOS ONE, 2017, 12, (8), 1-11 View citations (1)

2016

2. Big Data is a big deal but how much data do we need?
   (Big Data gut und schön. Aber wie viel Data brauchen wir?)
   AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 2016, 10, (2), 113-125 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Big Data Is a Big Deal But How Much Data Do We Need?, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
3. Predicting Road Conditions with Internet Search
   PLOS ONE, 2016, 11, (8), 1-12 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Predicting Road Conditions with Internet Search, RatSWD Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2015

4. Google search activity data and breaking trends
   IZA World of Labor, 2015, 206 View citations (14)
5. Health and well-being in the great recession
   International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36, (1), 26-47 View citations (11)
6. The internet as a data source for advancement in social sciences
   International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36, (1), 2-12 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper The Internet as a Data Source for Advancement in Social Sciences, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (42) (2015)

2013

7. Nowcasting Business Cycles Using Toll Data
   Journal of Forecasting, 2013, 32, (4), 299-306 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Nowcasting Business Cycles Using Toll Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2009

8. A Summer Break for the Unemployment Rate: Google-Assisted Forecasting Signals Easing
   Weekly Report, 2009, 5, (25), 176-181
9. Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting
   Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2009, 55, (2), 107-120 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting, RatSWD Research Notes (2009) View citations (244) (2009)
10. Googlemetrie und Arbeitsmarkt
    Wirtschaftsdienst, 2009, 89, (7), 489-496 View citations (5)
11. Prognosen aus dem Internet: weitere Erholung am Arbeitsmarkt erwartet
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2009, 76, (25), 402-408 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Prognosen aus dem Internet: Weitere Erholung am Arbeitsmarkt erwartet, IZA Standpunkte (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
12. Sommerpause bei der Arbeitslosigkeit: Google-gestützte Prognose signalisiert Entspannung
    DIW Wochenbericht, 2009, 76, (33), 561-566

Software Items

2020

1. LUVAIN: Stata module to find communities in weighted graph
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
2. STOCKQUOTE: Stata module to retrieve stock quotes to a Stata-formatted dataset
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics

2012

3. WEEKLYCLAIMS: Stata module to Get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims from the US Dept. of Labor
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)

2011

4. RCD: Stata module to run commands recursively
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
5. USD: Stata module to get US dollar exchange rates from the Federal Reserve
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics

2009

6. ASHELL: Stata module to capture output from OS shell command
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
7. GREP: Stata module to search within your datasets for keywords
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
8. METADATA: Stata module to enable access to metadata
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics

2007

9. BENFORD: Stata module to test Benford's Law on a variable
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
10. GZIPUSE: Stata module to use and save compressed dta files and compress.dta files
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
11. MAIL: Stata module to send progress reports (Mac OSX/Linux/Unix)
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics