@article{Herzog2014, author = {Herzog, Bodo}, title = {Google's search data and its application in finance}, journal = {International journal of economics, finance and management sciences}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, issn = {2326-9553}, doi = {10.11648/j.ijefm.20140201.11}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {1 -- 7}, year = {2014}, abstract = {This paper examines the relationship of asset Price determination via Google data. To capture this relation, I create a model and estimate several time series' regressions. I use weekly data from 2004 to 2010 from 30 international banks. To my knowledge this is the first study which differentiates between Google's search volume and Google's search clicks. I show that asset prices are positively related to the rate of change in Google's search volume, trading volume and the level of Google search clicks. Secondly, I demonstrate that the absolute level of Google's search volume and Google's search clicks behave differently regarding the asset price dynamics. Google's search volume, which measures long-run searches, is negatively related while Google's search clicks have a positive relationship to asset prices. Hence, Google's data offer new insights on both measuring attention and pricing financial assets.}, language = {en} }