[New post] Measuring business dynamics in real rime

BankUnderground posted: " Thibaut Duprey, Artur Kotlicki, Daniel Rigobon and Philip Schnattinger Just as doctors monitor in real time the vital signs of their hospitalised patients to determine the best course of treatment, economists are turning towards a real-time track" Bank Underground Measuring business dynamics in real rime BankUnderground Jun 29 Thibaut Duprey, Artur Kotlicki, Daniel Rigobon and Philip Schnattinger Just as doctors monitor in real time the vital signs of their hospitalised patients to determine the best course of treatment, economists are turning towards a real-time tracking of economic conditions to inform policy decisions (for example, through proxy for GDP and inflation). In a recent paper, we introduce a new quasi-real time estimation of business opening and closure rates using data from Google Places – the dataset behind the Google Maps service. We find that the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Canada coincides with a wave of re-entry of temporarily closed businesses, suggesting that government support may have facilitated the survival of hibernating businesses. Read more of this post Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Bank Underground. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://bankunderground.co.uk/2022/06/29/measuring-business-dynamics-in-real-rime/ Powered by WordPress.com