Nowcasting unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic using Twitter data: The case of South Africa

• Main Authors: Zahra Movahedi Nia (Author), Ali Asgary (Author), Nicola Bragazzi (Author), Bruce Mellado (Author), James Orbinski (Author), Jianhong Wu (Author), Jude Kong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The global economy has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries are experiencing a severe and destructive recession. A significant number of firms and businesses have gone bankrupt or been scaled down, and many individuals have lost their jobs. The main goal of this study is to support...