Articles by Econometrics and Free Software

Exploring NACE codes

April 26, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

A quick one today. If you work with economic data, you’ll be confronted to NACE code sooner or later. NACE stands for Nomenclature statistique des Activités économiques dans la Communauté Européenne. It’s a standard classification of economic activities. It has 4 levels, and you can learn more ...
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Exploring NACE codes

April 26, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

A quick one today. If you work with economic data, you’ll be confronted to NACE code sooner or later. NACE stands for Nomenclature statistique des Activités économiques dans la Communauté Européenne. It’s a standard classification of economic activities. It has 4 levels, and you can learn more ... [Read more...]

No excuse not to be a Bayesian anymore

April 19, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

My first encounter with Bayesian statistics was around 10 years ago, when I was doing my econometrics master’s degree. I was immediately very interested by the Bayesian approach to fit econometric models, because, when you’re reading about Bayesian approaches, it just sounds so easy and natural. You have a ... [Read more...]

How to basic: bar plots

April 11, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

This blog post shows how to make bar plots and area charts. It’s mostly a list of recipes, indented for myself. These are plots I have often to do in reports and would like to have the code handy somewhere. Maybe this will be helpful to some of you ...
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How to basic: bar plots

April 11, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

This blog post shows how to make bar plots and area charts. It’s mostly a list of recipes, indented for myself. These are plots I have often to do in reports and would like to have the code handy somewhere. Maybe this will be helpful to some of you ... [Read more...]

Synthetic micro-datasets: a promising middle ground between data privacy and data analysis

February 22, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

Intro: the need for microdata, and the risk of disclosure Survey and administrative data are essential for scientific research, however accessing such datasets can be very tricky, or even impossible. In my previous job I was responsible for getting access to such “scientific micro-datasets” from institutions like Eurostat. In general, ...
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Synthetic micro-datasets: a promising middle ground between data privacy and data analysis

February 22, 2020 | Econometrics and Free Software

Intro: the need for microdata, and the risk of disclosure Survey and administrative data are essential for scientific research, however accessing such datasets can be very tricky, or even impossible. In my previous job I was responsible for getting access to such “scientific micro-datasets” from institutions like Eurostat. In general, ... [Read more...]
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