Essays about: "Rokas Narkus"

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  1. 1. Forecasting U.S. Unemployment Using Google Trends

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Rokas Narkus; [2015]
    Keywords : Forecasting; Unemployment rate; Google Trends; Initial Jobless Claims; Time-series;

    Abstract : Thesis aims to analyze whether Google Trends data can be used as a leading predictor to forecast U.S. unemployment rate. To test this I selected benchmark ARIMA models based on Box-Jenkins (1976) methodology and in-sample performance (measured by information criterion). READ MORE