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List of useful Stata resources https://bit.ly/3iGgj3n
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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#LaTeXTip: To write i and j without dots so that dots and (e.g.) \widehat do not interfere, use \i and \j (does not require math mode)
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Transform string variable to categorical integer variable https://bit.ly/3iGQsIy #econsky
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Overlaying histograms in #Stata https://bit.ly/3kN8o6T
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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#LatexTip: to avoid #LaTeX breakin words over two lines, use \mbox{nolinebreakword}. To suggest hyphenation, use "\-" (e.g., "cau\-sal")
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Modifying automatic numbering in LaTeX documents https://bit.ly/3QZukcL
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Using locals and loops to generate long strings https://bit.ly/3eLTs5n
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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DOI to BibTex Converter https://bit.ly/3eL5E6p
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Data storage type matters https://bit.ly/3x0cQSw
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Separate axis labels in #Stata

https://statatexblog.com/2024/09/03/separate-axis-labels-in-stata/
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Preamble in do-files https://bit.ly/3kNHNXl #econsky
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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#StataTip: to use #reshape variables with the running number in the middle (e.g., counter1new, counter2new, etc) - use @ as a placeholder: reshape long counter@new...
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Organise your bibliography with #JabRef https://bit.ly/3zrC65O #bibtex #econsky
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Formatting text in Stata figures (italics, bold, greek letters) https://bit.ly/3Btnbtw
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Handout-mode in LaTeX BeamerTeX slides https://bit.ly/3iwm9Es #beamertex #handout
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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#LaTeXTip: tilde is not writen by $\tilde$ but by $\infty$
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Formatted numbers in figure (sub)headers https://bit.ly/3kLzwDz
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Awesome text by Lea Bottmer, Guido Imbens, Jason Weitze and Mary Wooters: "An Undergraduate Course in Causality"

hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/uynpjlow...

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An Undergraduate Course in Causality
Forthcoming. Now Available: Just Accepted Version.
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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All things #LaTeX https://statatexblog.com/all-things-latex/
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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#LaTeXTip: use \FloatBarrier to keep figures and tables in place (requires \usepackage{placeins})
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Modifying automatic numbering in LaTeX documents https://bit.ly/3QZukcL
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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How To Write the Abstract of Your Development Economics Paper (@DaveEvansPhD) https://www.cgdev.org/blog/how-write-abstract-your-development-economics-paper
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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DOI to BibTex Converter https://bit.ly/3eL5E6p
October 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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#LaTeXTip: remove equation numbering for separate lines by adding "\notag" before \\ in the align environment. Use \begin{align*} and \end{align*} to switch off numbering entirely
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM