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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 economic
conditions as well as those of others, potentially leading to feedback loops
that affect the macroscopic state of the economic system. We propose that the
large-scale interactions of a nation's citizens with its online resources can
reveal the complex dynamics of their collective psychology, including their
assessment of future system states. Here we introduce a behavioral index of
Chinese Consumer Confidence (C3I) that computationally relates large-scale
online search behavior recorded by Google Trends data to the macroscopic
variable of consumer confidence. Our results indicate that such computational
indices may reveal the components and complex dynamics of consumer psychology
as a collective socio-economic phenomenon, potentially leading to improved and
more refined economic forecasting.Comment: 21 pages, 6 figures, 13 table
What are the main drivers of the Bitcoin price? Evidence from wavelet coherence analysis
Bitcoin has emerged as a fascinating phenomenon of the financial markets.
Without any central authority issuing the currency, it has been associated with
controversy ever since its popularity and public interest reached high levels.
Here, we contribute to the discussion by examining potential drivers of Bitcoin
prices ranging from fundamental to speculative and technical sources as well as
a potential influence of the Chinese market. The evolution of the relationships
is examined in both time and frequency domains utilizing the continuous
wavelets framework so that we comment on development of the interconnections in
time but we can also distinguish between short-term and long-term connections.Comment: 19 pages, 5 figure
NGOs and the search for Chinese civil society environmental non-governmental organisations in the Nujiang campaign
voluntary organizations; nonprofit organizations; grass roots groups; environmentalism; civil society; advocacy; China;
China media research: The trans-disciplinary challenge
This paper addresses the permeability of the field of China media research, its openness to new ideas; it argues that we need to adopt a wide angle view on research opportunities. Expansion of Chinaâs media during the past decade has opened up possibilities for broadening of the field. The discussion first identifies boundary tensions as the field responds to transdisciplinary knowledge; in the second part the paper addresses challenges faced by Chinese researchers or visiting scholars in âWesternâ media environments. Finally the paper addresses what a wide angle perspective might include
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