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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 2h

I t's a file where one usually puts actions on load of the package. It is tradition/convention that it's called zzz.R and could be called anything.R

You only need to include this if you want you package to do something out of the ordinary when it loads. Keep looking at what people put in there and you'll begin to get a sense of what they're used for.

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · 3h

If you are not personally interested in attending this workshop, you can also sponsor participation of a student!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · 2d

❗️Our next workshop will be on Oct 16th, 6 pm CEST titled Structural Bayesian Techniques for Experimental and Behavioral Economics in R& Stan by @jamesbland.bsky.social
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 3h

My snarky remark was in response to Terry‘s post, not your reply (which is thoughtful, as usual). I apologize for the confusion.

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 3h

Remember when we stopped teaching maths after calculators were invented? Me neither.
Y‘all need to touch grass.

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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) @unctad.bsky.social · 3h

Where is global investment flowing – and how is it changing?

The UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) FDI Explorer shows tracks shifts in global investment flows.

Users can explore data by region or economy and compare trends since 1990.

▶️ https://ow.ly/OQWl50X7K1H

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𝕍alérie ℝ. 🔆🌋🪄🐿️ @valrobert974.bsky.social · 4h

🎶 Sur un R poétique de fractale d'attracteur de Lorenz en méca des fluides & phénomène de convection: σ=10, β=8/3,le système ci-dessous présentant un comportement chaotique pr ρ=28 avec un attracteur en forme d'aile de papillon🦋

dx/dt=σ*(y(t)-x(t))
dy/dt=ρ*x(t)-y(t)-x(t)*z(t)
dz/dt=x(t)*y(t)-β*z(t)

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 3h

Remember when we stopped teaching maths after calculators were invented? Me neither.
Y‘all need to touch grass.

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Légendes Cartographie @legendescarto96.bsky.social · 4h

[DOSSIER] Histoire du Moyen-Orient
Berceau des premières villes, écritures, le Moyen-Orient est un carrefour millénaire de l'humanité. Découvrez 7 cartes de l’Atlas historique du Moyen-Orient. (Grataloup & Lemire, Les Arènes/L’Histoire)
➡️ La carte du jour : Pétrole

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 5h

Should I sign up for Connect Cloud?

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The Economist @economist.com · 9h

The rat problem is worsening in many cities, and not just in America. Here’s how New York beat the rodents

Rats and charts

A data-rich look at New York’s battle against rodents

econ.st

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 13h

It's cool if a blog comes with "download .Rmd/.Qmd", "download PDF", "download citation" buttons!

But PDFs may not work for interactive graphics.

And it's additional work for the author.

@andrew.heiss.phd's blog is archived at rogue-scholar.org/communities/...
(includes DOIs!)

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 14h

Saturdays are for baking #poliscicooks #pacooks #breadsky

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ryan scharf @ryanscharf.bsky.social · 1d

is shinyapps.io deprecated to make way for Connect Cloud? I'm used to publishing to shinyapps from RStudio but just realized that it's not available in #positron right now.

#rstats
#databs

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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 12h

For the CPS, it seems like the reference week is this coming week and the interview week starts Oct 19

www.bls.gov/cps/definiti...

Table of reference weeks for the CPS from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website

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Menzie Chinn @mchinn.bsky.social · 12h

I stand corrected (h/t Ben Zipperer), *this week* is reference week, next week (19th) is interview week...

Menzie Chinn @mchinn.bsky.social · 12h

Betting on shutdown is now 31.6 days...usual survey period for CES and CPS is *this week*; Admin calls back some BLS employees for CPI, but not for employment release... #EconSky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...

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Stefan Angrick @stefanangrick.bsky.social · 10h

Had a great chat with Martin Soong at @cnbc.com about Japan's presumptive new PM Takaichi Sanae. Markets may be bracing for big shifts, but I think the changes will be far more modest. www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...

Takaichi's team picks suggest she might not roll out as big a fiscal boost for Japan: Economist

Stefan Angrick of Moody's Analytics says the newly elected LDP President Takaichi has dialed back her rhetoric on big fiscal spending and tax cuts. He notes however that fiscal spending will be a posi...

www.cnbc.com

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Mark G. Sheppard @markgsheppard.com · 10h

No new jobs data during the #GovernmentShutdown but Google Search Results shows "Unemployment Benefits" at a post-pandemic peak.
#EconSky

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 8h

Self-inflicted wound

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Mid terms are November 3rd 2026. Go register voters. @randvegan.bsky.social · 10h

when printing a command line prints with {cli} in @quarto.org, the color format washes away -- does anyone know how to keep it?

eg. this is what prints in my terminal -- but this is what shows up in my quarto document

#rstats

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Big Book of R @bigbookofr.com · 9h

Using R for Introductory Econometrics by Florian Heiss
#RStats
https://bigbookofr.com/chapters/economics.html#using-r-for-introductory-econometrics

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 14h

Note to self: when saving a blog post to @zotero.org, saving the webpage to @archive.org is useful.

Particularly for blogs that don't render nicely to PDF or that may be discontinued in the near future.
#rstats #stats

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Menzie Chinn @mchinn.bsky.social · 12h

Betting on shutdown is now 31.6 days...usual survey period for CES and CPS is *this week*; Admin calls back some BLS employees for CPI, but not for employment release... #EconSky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...

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Alexa Fredston @afredston.bsky.social · 14h

niche #rstats tweet: does anyone have a nice snippet of code they would share to download, import, and reshape GLORYS12 ocean data?

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Thom Volker @thomvolker.bsky.social · 14h

Do you think it is advisable to render blogposts that are written in quarto also to pdf by default, and upload these simultaneously? Also, most academic webpages I see are quarto/markdown based and hosted on GitHub, which suggests that the source is open in many cases

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · 13h

It's cool if a blog comes with "download .Rmd/.Qmd", "download PDF", "download citation" buttons!

But PDFs may not work for interactive graphics.

And it's additional work for the author.

@andrew.heiss.phd's blog is archived at rogue-scholar.org/communities/...
(includes DOIs!)

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