How online search terms can help us track a pandemic and its effects
Atashbar, T.
(20 May 2020)
How online search terms can help us track a pandemic and its effects.
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
During rapidly unfolding disasters, people turn to the internet to express their frustrations and fears. This enables policymakers to draw on a rich source of data, writes Tohid Atashbar (Majlis Research Center of Iran). Two indicators in particular could prove useful in tracking the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects: searches concerning taste and smell, and fluctuations in searches for information about unemployment benefits.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > School of Public Policy |
| Date Deposited | 26 May 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104567 |