Text as Data

Matthew Gentzkow, Bryan T. Kelly and Matt Taddy

No 23276, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

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: C1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03
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Published as Matthew Gentzkow & Bryan Kelly & Matt Taddy, 2019. "Text as Data," Journal of Economic Literature, vol 57(3), pages 535-574.

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