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Journal of Economic Literature

ISSN 0022-0515 (Print) | ISSN 2328-8175 (Online)

Text as Data

  • Matthew Gentzkow
  • Bryan Kelly
  • Matt Taddy
Journal of Economic Literature
vol. 57, no. 3, September 2019
(pp. 535–74)
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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.

Citation

Gentzkow, Matthew, Bryan Kelly, and Matt Taddy. 2019. "Text as Data." Journal of Economic Literature, 57 (3): 535–74. DOI: 10.1257/jel.20181020

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JEL Classification

  • C38 Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Classification Methods; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Models
  • C55 Large Data Sets: Modeling and Analysis
  • L82 Entertainment; Media
  • Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification