Giles
@gdeejay.bsky.social
Applied economist working in international development policy
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Economist | Independent Consultant
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🇹🇴🇸🇧🇻🇺🇫🇯🇦🇺🇲🇲 (etc),
Mostly memes.
Sometimes post about #publicpolicy, research, data science, #PFM and #Rstats
Economist | Independent Consultant
All views my own
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Giles
@gdeejay.bsky.social
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an_intro_to_r_for_policy_analysis
policyanalysislab.com
Dear #rstats,
Please find attached the alpha version of my book "An Introduction to R for Policy Analysis":
policyanalysislab.com/shared/r-for...
Unfortunately, the draft has been released too late to be considered for a Nobel prize, but I look forward to being nominated in 2026.
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Please find attached the alpha version of my book "An Introduction to R for Policy Analysis":
policyanalysislab.com/shared/r-for...
Unfortunately, the draft has been released too late to be considered for a Nobel prize, but I look forward to being nominated in 2026.
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I calculated my consulting revenue for the year and actually did better than expected.
Good. Not great.
But, better than expected given global economic uncertainty, USAID cuts and the budget shortfalls experienced by global organizations.
🙂↕️
Good. Not great.
But, better than expected given global economic uncertainty, USAID cuts and the budget shortfalls experienced by global organizations.
🙂↕️
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I calculated my consulting revenue for the year and actually did better than expected.
Good. Not great.
But, better than expected given global economic uncertainty, USAID cuts and the budget shortfalls experienced by global organizations.
🙂↕️
Good. Not great.
But, better than expected given global economic uncertainty, USAID cuts and the budget shortfalls experienced by global organizations.
🙂↕️
Today I tried kettle corn for the first time.
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Today I tried kettle corn for the first time.
I had to pick another subject in high school and the only one left was economics.
In the first class the teacher explained the concept of supply and demand, which made me think "being good at this could help a lot of people!".
Then all of this *gestures widely at everything* happened.
In the first class the teacher explained the concept of supply and demand, which made me think "being good at this could help a lot of people!".
Then all of this *gestures widely at everything* happened.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I had to pick another subject in high school and the only one left was economics.
In the first class the teacher explained the concept of supply and demand, which made me think "being good at this could help a lot of people!".
Then all of this *gestures widely at everything* happened.
In the first class the teacher explained the concept of supply and demand, which made me think "being good at this could help a lot of people!".
Then all of this *gestures widely at everything* happened.
The West Wing, but swoon worthy.
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The West Wing, but swoon worthy.
library(tidyveRse) amirite #rstats?!
capitalizing the R in package names is the WOrST TrEND EVEr cc @mrcaseb.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
library(tidyveRse) amirite #rstats?!
There's a fund manager in Australia that says he uses the implausible golf scores of C-suite executives as a 'tell' for companies he should consider shorting (as they're more likely to fudge their financial reports).
Ridiculously inaccurate summary stats feels like the research equivalent.
😂
Ridiculously inaccurate summary stats feels like the research equivalent.
😂
lads i found ANOTHER Table of Impossible Summary Statistics in a "green economics" paper 🚩
Can you see the problem?
Can you see the problem?
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
There's a fund manager in Australia that says he uses the implausible golf scores of C-suite executives as a 'tell' for companies he should consider shorting (as they're more likely to fudge their financial reports).
Ridiculously inaccurate summary stats feels like the research equivalent.
😂
Ridiculously inaccurate summary stats feels like the research equivalent.
😂
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reposting this as I'm reading more of the paper and it's super interesting!
Speaking of great papers, check out this one on the role of the Rule of Law and economic development during the industrial revolution:
cepr.org/system/files...
#econsky
cepr.org/system/files...
#econsky
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Reposting this as I'm reading more of the paper and it's super interesting!
Speaking of great papers, check out this one on the role of the Rule of Law and economic development during the industrial revolution:
cepr.org/system/files...
#econsky
cepr.org/system/files...
#econsky
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Speaking of great papers, check out this one on the role of the Rule of Law and economic development during the industrial revolution:
cepr.org/system/files...
#econsky
cepr.org/system/files...
#econsky
I am absolutely the target customer for the @steampowered.com Machine.
I loved my Steam deck, but would love something closer to a console.
🤞🏼 The price is right.
I loved my Steam deck, but would love something closer to a console.
🤞🏼 The price is right.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I am absolutely the target customer for the @steampowered.com Machine.
I loved my Steam deck, but would love something closer to a console.
🤞🏼 The price is right.
I loved my Steam deck, but would love something closer to a console.
🤞🏼 The price is right.
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is a nice accessible introduction to the rule of law and economic prosperity, but you're best not to take the rank of cross-country correlations this seriously.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is a nice accessible introduction to the rule of law and economic prosperity, but you're best not to take the rank of cross-country correlations this seriously.
😬
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So, today begins a week dedicated to reading up on the rule of law and economic growth so I can effectively facilitate a discussion session in the middle of the night.
As a morning person, preparation is key.
🧐
As a morning person, preparation is key.
🧐
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So, today begins a week dedicated to reading up on the rule of law and economic growth so I can effectively facilitate a discussion session in the middle of the night.
As a morning person, preparation is key.
🧐
As a morning person, preparation is key.
🧐
Today was a good day:
Finished this urgent R project;
Went to the gym; and
Built a temu Corvette on NMS.
Finished this urgent R project;
Went to the gym; and
Built a temu Corvette on NMS.
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today was a good day:
Finished this urgent R project;
Went to the gym; and
Built a temu Corvette on NMS.
Finished this urgent R project;
Went to the gym; and
Built a temu Corvette on NMS.
Remember how I thought that was the last piece of work?
It wasn't.
But, guess who's pretty pleased they cleaned up the code when closing it out.
It wasn't.
But, guess who's pretty pleased they cleaned up the code when closing it out.
I finished (what I hope) is the final round of work on this today.
The code is a bit of a mess, but I had the discipline to go back through the quarto file and organize everything so it'll be easier to come back to if I need to.
I've never felt so adult.
The code is a bit of a mess, but I had the discipline to go back through the quarto file and organize everything so it'll be easier to come back to if I need to.
I've never felt so adult.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Remember how I thought that was the last piece of work?
It wasn't.
But, guess who's pretty pleased they cleaned up the code when closing it out.
It wasn't.
But, guess who's pretty pleased they cleaned up the code when closing it out.
One thing I've noticed when reading this is that you can't skim a section without risking losing the narrative.
I find it to be written really well, but have had to go back a lot when I've missed something important about a scene.
I find it to be written really well, but have had to go back a lot when I've missed something important about a scene.
Okay, I finished Catcher in the Rye and am two chapters into Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
One thing I've noticed when reading this is that you can't skim a section without risking losing the narrative.
I find it to be written really well, but have had to go back a lot when I've missed something important about a scene.
I find it to be written really well, but have had to go back a lot when I've missed something important about a scene.
My wife came into the living room yesterday and asked "What you reading, nerd?!"
And I started laughing as I was actually reading @hadley.nz's history of the #rstats tidyverse.
😂
And I started laughing as I was actually reading @hadley.nz's history of the #rstats tidyverse.
😂
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My wife came into the living room yesterday and asked "What you reading, nerd?!"
And I started laughing as I was actually reading @hadley.nz's history of the #rstats tidyverse.
😂
And I started laughing as I was actually reading @hadley.nz's history of the #rstats tidyverse.
😂
I finished (what I hope) is the final round of work on this today.
The code is a bit of a mess, but I had the discipline to go back through the quarto file and organize everything so it'll be easier to come back to if I need to.
I've never felt so adult.
The code is a bit of a mess, but I had the discipline to go back through the quarto file and organize everything so it'll be easier to come back to if I need to.
I've never felt so adult.
Why yes, I would like to work on some interesting analysis with an impossible deadline.
🧐
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November 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I finished (what I hope) is the final round of work on this today.
The code is a bit of a mess, but I had the discipline to go back through the quarto file and organize everything so it'll be easier to come back to if I need to.
I've never felt so adult.
The code is a bit of a mess, but I had the discipline to go back through the quarto file and organize everything so it'll be easier to come back to if I need to.
I've never felt so adult.
Why yes, I would like to work on some interesting analysis with an impossible deadline.
🧐
🧐
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM