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Last updated on Feb 19, 2025
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You're tasked with economic modeling. Which data sources should you prioritize for maximum impact?

In economic modeling, your data sources are crucial. To ensure impactful results, consider these priorities:

- Government databases often provide comprehensive and reliable statistics on a range of economic indicators.

- Academic and research institutions can offer insightful, peer-reviewed data that's crucial for robust models.

- Industry reports give specific insights into market trends and forecasts that can sharpen your analysis.

Which data sources have proven most valuable in your economic modeling? Share your experiences.

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Last updated on Feb 19, 2025
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You're tasked with economic modeling. Which data sources should you prioritize for maximum impact?

In economic modeling, your data sources are crucial. To ensure impactful results, consider these priorities:

- Government databases often provide comprehensive and reliable statistics on a range of economic indicators.

- Academic and research institutions can offer insightful, peer-reviewed data that's crucial for robust models.

- Industry reports give specific insights into market trends and forecasts that can sharpen your analysis.

Which data sources have proven most valuable in your economic modeling? Share your experiences.

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    Stavros Theodoridis

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    📊 Effective economic modeling relies heavily on quality data. Based on my experiences, here are the sources I trust the most: 🏛 Government Databases: They provide reliable, comprehensive statistics that form the backbone of sound analyses. 📚 Academic Research: Offers innovative methodologies and deep insights that are crucial for developing robust models. 📈 Industry Reports: Essential for understanding current market trends and making informed predictions. 💡 These sources consistently deliver the most impactful insights for projects. #EconomicModeling #DataScience #Analytics

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    Federico Izaguirre

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    In my opinion when it comes to economic modeling, having the right data sources is crucial. Here are some examples that could be top data sources to prioritize for maximum impact: 1* Government Sources A comprehensive catalog of government data, including financial and economic datasets. 2* Bureau of Labor Statistics: Provides data on employment, inflation, and productivity. 3* Federal Reserve System: Offers data on interest rates, banking, and monetary policy. Also can be very helpful information from international sources like the IMF and the World Bank

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    Sulaiman Al-Nasser Mohammed

    Associate Professor of Finance | CPA Australia | PhD | FinTech & AI in Banking | Financial Researcher & Educator

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    World Bank (WB): Provides NPL ratios, interest rates, and economic indicators. International Monetary Fund (IMF): World Economic Outlook and Financial Soundness Indicators. Bank for International Settlements (BIS): Global financial stability reports and banking regulations. Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED): U.S. financial and economic indicators, useful for benchmarking.

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    Kostas Diamantikos

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    When it comes to economic modelling, credible and reliable data are valuable, as well as a solid methodology. Government databases and sources provide useful statistics, facts and figures. Therefore, in my humble opinion they consist the basis of all models. Moreover, examining the aspect of methodology, academic analysis is an excellent source.

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    Carlos A. León D.

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    Today, is very important combinated official database with granularity data from real time (or high frequency). Because the economic agents, have quick reaction (and also heteregeneous form) at economic policy.

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