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High Frequency Price Index of Construction Materials
Štefl, Josef ; Polák, Petr (advisor) ; Čech, František (referee)
The paper explores the possibilities of using big data in economics in an effort to shift research from a study of statistical samples towards basic populations. To this end, the Construction Materials Price Index was created to capture price level movements in this market segment on weekly basis. This specific field was chosen because, despite its signi- ficance, it has not yet been examined in much detail by the Czech Statistical Office. The underlying index data represent the complete offer of the three most significant Czech eshops with building materials, which is periodically obtained through web scraping. The research took place between October 2021 and June 2022. The nine-month evolu- tion of the index reflects the economic recovery after the covid-19 pandemic, but also the sharp market response after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This bachelor thesis contains a detailed description of the methods used as well as a thorough analysis of the results. JEL classification Keywords Title C43, C55, C80, E31, E37 inflation, high frequency price index, big data, web scraping, construction materials price level High Frequency Price Index of Construction Materials High Frequency Price Index of Construction Materials Josef Štefl
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