In preparation for the upcoming #Stata releases, here is a refresher on using #Frames. Frames allow users to load and link multiple datasets, avoid unnecessarily large merges, and make it convenient to switch across different datasets. medium.com/the-stata-guid…

A second refresher #Stata guide: machine precision. While CS majors learn about machine precision in their foundation courses, most economists have no clue what it is. Most of the replication dofiles I have reviewed do not declare floats, long, and double when generating

#Stata #bimap package has been bumped to 2.0 with major updates: - Stata 17 or newer now supports geoplot and hence the use of as many spatial layers as users want. Since geoplot uses frames, as long as each shape frame is set up, users can add additional layers to #bimap with

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#Stata #waffle bumped to 1.22 with minor bug fixes in labels. github.com/asjadnaqvi/sta…

Quick Stata tip: use "bimap" to create maps where the coloring is based on the values of *two* variables. The map below is an example taken directly from the package's page at github.com/asjadnaqvi/sta…, where you can find the code and data needed to create it. h/t Asjad Naqvi

The 2024 North European Stata Conference program is now up! stata.com/meeting/northe… I will be giving a keynote on recent developments in map visualizations including some exciting new features + a talk later on two new packages. The conference takes place in Oslo but is Oslo

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The green energy transition in the EU needs critical minerals for sure but it also needs copious amounts of standard metals such as aluminum & copper to provide the infrastructure for the transition (think charging stations & transmission lines). These will be taxed further under