Monitoring consumption Switzerland: data, background, and use cases
Journal
Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2023-03-20
Author(s)
;
;
Huwyler, Jonas
;
;
Lalive, Rafael
;
Rohrkemper, Robert
Abstract (De)
Monitoring Consumption Switzerland is a public–private partnership between the University of St. Gallen and the payment companies Worldline and SIX that processes and publishes payment data on transactions in Switzerland processed by Wordline/SIX in real time. This paper provides background information on this novel source of data and presents their attributes, aggregation and granularity, and their interpretability. The paper presents several use cases that show the strengths of the data, and it alerts future users of the data to possible challenges. The paper also discusses the project's impact and provides an outlook.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Quantitative Economic Methods
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Springer Open
Volume
159:4
Number
2023
Pages
16
Eprints ID
269670