Scholar
Luca Barbaglia
Google Scholar ID: L_DhPW8AAAAJ
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Citations & Impact
Citations
730
H-index
12
i10-index
12
Publications
20
Co-authors
13
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Peer-reviewed journal publications:
- - Nowcasting economic activity in European regions using a mixed-frequency dynamic factor model
- - Sentiment Analysis of Economic Text: A Lexicon-based Approach
- - Household Debt and Economic Growth in Europe
- - Forecasting GDP in Europe with Textual Data
- - Forecasting with Economic News
Research Experience
- Currently a Scientific Officer at the Competence Centre on Microeconomic Evaluation (CC-ME) of the European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC). Previously, part of the Nowcasting team.
Education
- PhD in Econometrics, 2017, KU Leuven; Research Master in Econometrics, 2015, Université catholique de Louvain; BSc in Economics, 2013, Bocconi University.
Background
- An econometrician passionate about data science and economics. Exploits alternative, unstructured, and big data for economic forecasting using time series and machine learning. Works with macroeconomic and natural resource data to provide better predictions and policy support.
Miscellany
- Interests include Big Data & Data Science, Commodity Markets, Econometrics, Machine Learning, Time Series, and Sentiment Analysis.
