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World Discussion About Pandemics Index (WPDI)

Observation:

Q1 2024: 18.83985 (+ more)   Updated: Apr 15, 2024 2:33 PM CDT
Q1 2024:  18.83985  
Q4 2023:  21.34865  
Q3 2023:  12.56890  
Q2 2023:  17.79399  
Q1 2023:  21.35203  
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Units:

Index,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

NOTES

Source: Ahir, Hites

Source: Bloom, Nick

Source: Furceri, Davide

Release: World Uncertainty Index  

Units:  Index, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

Notes:

The index of discussion about pandemics is constructed by counting the number of times a word related to pandemics is mentioned in the Economist Intelligence Unit country reports. Specifically, the index is the percent of the words related to pandemic episodes in EIU country reports, multiplied by 1,000. A higher number means higher discussion about pandemics and vice versa.

Please see Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom and Davide Furceri (2018), 'The World Uncertainty Index' for additional explanation.

Suggested Citation:

Ahir, Hites, Bloom, Nick and Furceri, Davide, World Discussion About Pandemics Index [WPDI], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPDI, May 16, 2024.

RELEASE TABLES

World Uncertainty Index

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