Computational models of consumer confidence from large-scale online attention data: crowd-sourcing econometrics.

Economies are instances of complex socio-technical systems that are shaped by the interactions of large numbers of individuals. The individual behavior and decision-making of consumer agents is determined by complex psychological dynamics that include their own assessment of present and future econo...

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Main Authors: Xianlei Dong, Johan Bollen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4380490?pdf=render