Economic hardship is strongly reflected by the housing market. It is the concern of much research, but its analysis is often obstructed by insufficient lagged data. This paper evaluates search intensity for "hardship letter" from Google Insights to detect ensuing mortgage delinquencies. Such...

Accurately forecasting volatility is key in many financial applications. In this study, I suggest that individuals gather information online before implementing their trading decisions. In periods of higher investor concern, online information seeking intensifies. By analysing Google search data...