{"id":5674,"date":"2023-03-03T12:25:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2023-03-03T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:25:46","slug":"are-professional-forecasters-inattentive-to-public-discussions-the-case-of-inflation-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=5674","title":{"rendered":"Are professional forecasters inattentive to public discussions? The case of inflation in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wonderplugin-pdf-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-pdf-embed\/pdfjslight\/web\/viewer.html?v=2&file=https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/works\/works2022\/2.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We evaluate whether professional forecasters incorporate valuable information from public discussions on social media. The study covers the case of inflation in Argentina for the period 2016-2022.  We find solid evidence consistent with inattention. A simple indicator of attention to inflation on social media is shown to anticipate professional forecast errors. A one standard deviation increment in the indicator is followed by a rise of 0.4$%$ in mean forecast errors in the subsequent month and by a cumulative increment of 0.7$%$ over the next six months. Furthermore, social media content anticipates significant revisions in forecasts that target multiple months ahead inflation and calendar year inflation. These findings are different from previously documented forms of inattention. Consistent results are verified implementing out of sample forecasts and using content from an alternative social network. 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