Text as Data

Matthew Gentzkow, Bryan Kelly and Matt Taddy

Journal of Economic Literature, 2019, vol. 57, issue 3, 535-74

Abstract: 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. We discuss the features that make text different from other forms of data, offer a practical overview of relevant statistical methods, and survey a variety of applications.

JEL-codes: C38 C55 L82 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
Note: DOI: 10.1257/jel.20181020
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