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Asjad Naqvi

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Here you will find posts on economics ↔ climate change, data analytics + Stata stuff. He/him. Economist @wifo.bsky.social, Wien, AT. Sometimes other affiliations as well. EN/DE/UR. More links: https://github.com/asjadnaqvi

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Nov 12

A 🧵 to keep track of my #Stata #dataviz packages. Regularly updated! Check GitHub links for more info.

Listed in the order they were released 👇

1) 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸: A large collection of ready-to-use #Stata #schemes.

ssc install schemepack, replace

github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...

GitHub - asjadnaqvi/stata-schemepack: Here you will find various ready-to-use Stata schemes.

Here you will find various ready-to-use Stata schemes. - asjadnaqvi/stata-schemepack

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 23d

A reminder!

Free #webinar on 26th September (Friday), 10-11 am CET.

Just one hour of awesome #StataTips. Sign up!!!

dpc-software.de/webinar-tips...

- DPC Software GmbH

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Sep 1

The seventh #MacroCritical blog on #Medium is now up:

"Balance of Payments"
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Long thread on #LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Balance of Payments

Explore how SNA External account gives us the BOP and how transactions are recorded in the Current, Capital, and Financial Accounts.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Aug 30

The sixth #MacroCritical post is now up on #Medium:

Supply-Use Tables: The foundation of national accounts
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Learn the basics of #SUTs, and derive #IOTs using different formulas. We also take a look at actual data.

Supply-Use Tables: The foundation of national accounts

Learn about SUTs, product and industry classifications, tranformation into SUTs using ITM and PTM methods. Examples from Eurostat.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Aug 5

The fifth #MacroCritical article is now up:
medium.com/macrocritica...

Long 🧵 on:
#LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Institutional Sectors: The backbone of National Accounts

How economic activity is organized and recorded through institutional sectors in the System of National Accounts (SNA).

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jul 28

The following two #Stata packages have been updated on #SSC:

⭐ #sunburst (v1.9): github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
⭐ #sankey (v1.9): github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...

Check out the GitHub pages for the change logs, new features, and example figures.

#StataViz

Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jul 27

The fourth #MacroCritical article is now up:

"Prices: A measurement of value across space and time"
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Long 🧵 on #LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

and #X:
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#Medium #SNA

Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jul 18

The third #MacroCritical article:

"The Net Worth of Nations"
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with long thread on #LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#Medium #SNA

Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jul 18

The second #MacroCritical article:

"System of National Accounts: One framework to rule them all"
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with long thread on #LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#Medium #SNA

Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jul 2

New post on the #MacroCritical blog on #Medium:

"GDP: A crafty accounting identity"
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Background story on #LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

GDP: A crafty accounting identity

Understand the foundations of GDP , from its various definitions to its role within the broader System of National Accounts.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚀 #Stata #sankey has been bumped to v1.9:

- ctwrap() added to wrap title labels.
- ctgap() now takes on values based on percentage of total height.
- labpos() now accepts lists of positions.

Code plus more info:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...

Up soon on SSC!

Trade flows with vanilla + v1.9 options:

Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jun 22

#Stata #sunburst has been bumped to v1.9:

New option "asis" preserves the ordering of the input data as opposed to sorting it from highest to lowest values. See example below for Germany's regional and subregional population.

More info on GitHub:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...

Up soon SSC.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Jun 12

Just posted a long 🧵 on #LinkedIn on the latest #DiD paper released in 2025 and late 2024 (most came out in the last 2-3 months!)

Check it out here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · May 7

#Stata #ternary is now bumped 🚀 to v1.3:

👉 by() added for grouping markers.
👉 msymbol() can take on lists.
👉 palette() added for by() colors.
👉 legend() added.

More info/examples/installation here:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...

Up soon on SSC!

Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · Apr 27

🚀 #Stata #alluvial is now bumped to v1.5:

+ basecode rework > much faster
+ option percent2 added for columnwise shares
+ better handling of missing values

More info:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...

Up soon on SSC!