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Economics in the age of big data

Overview of attention for article published in Science, November 2014
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  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (86th percentile)

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Title
Economics in the age of big data
Published in
Science, November 2014
DOI 10.1126/science.1243089
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Authors

Liran Einav, Jonathan Levin

Abstract

The quality and quantity of data on economic activity are expanding rapidly. Empirical research increasingly relies on newly available large-scale administrative data or private sector data that often is obtained through collaboration with private firms. Here we highlight some challenges in accessing and using these new data. We also discuss how new data sets may change the statistical methods used by economists and the types of questions posed in empirical research.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 9 1%
Germany 2 <1%
Switzerland 2 <1%
France 2 <1%
Italy 2 <1%
Estonia 2 <1%
China 2 <1%
Korea, Republic of 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Other 7 <1%
Unknown 728 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 203 27%
Student > Master 99 13%
Researcher 80 11%
Student > Bachelor 45 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 42 6%
Other 159 21%
Unknown 130 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 213 28%
Social Sciences 85 11%
Business, Management and Accounting 84 11%
Computer Science 60 8%
Engineering 28 4%
Other 111 15%
Unknown 177 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 122. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 April 2024.
All research outputs
#351,520
of 25,927,633 outputs
Outputs from Science
#9,153
of 83,454 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,491
of 277,689 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science
#118
of 876 outputs
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