I can't remember the last time I renamed variables manually in #rstats. I always use my data dictionary for renaming! That way, if I ever need to update names in the future, I'm only updating once in my data dictionary, not in both my data dictionary and script. 🙌

Wir haben gerade neue Vorhersagen für die Brandenburg-Wahl in zwei Wochen veröffentlicht 🗳️ zweitstimme.org Lukas Stoetzer Simon Munzert Elias Koch Hannah Rajski

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Angela Merkel hat recht behalten, als sie 2015 sagte "Wir schaffen das": "Nach 8+ Jahren Aufenthalt in Dtl übertrifft die Erwerbstätigenquote der geflüchteten Männer mit 86% die durchschnittliche Quote der männlichen Bevölkerung in Deutschland (81 %)." spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soz…

The Fed needs to get rates down. I would do this with a 50 basis point cut in September because it is clear a 50 basis point cut is needed this fall. And they are balancing risks: right now the risk to the labor market is greatest. Cut 50 now & wait and see about later cuts.

Have a look at this very interesting working paper by Alexander Horn and Matthias Enggist on how and why parties of the radical right have changed their positions on economic equality and redistribution. #APSA2024 👇

Tbh I think that CN overcapacity and low electrolyser prices are a response to EU's overambitious electrolyser targets, rather than some nefarious state-led dumping policy. But it's also undeniable that CN firms enjoy certain advantages over EU. BNEF summarised it well.. (1/4)

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So TIL Austria's carbon tax and rebate scheme explicitly pays you more if you live in a non-urban area under the argument that you're more dependent on cars, which disincentivizes you from reducing C02 emissions by moving to a city and taking public transit lol

Honestly someone should try to write this paper

Not loving the rise in "part-time for economic reasons"

Another exhibit how the energy transition, industrial policy, geopolitics, geoeconomics and finance create a nexus: getting better rates for green investments would allow EU producers playing to their strengths...

Feeling seen 😅

And they said us workers were lazy

talkpython.fm/episodes/show/… Great episode

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