Joao Jeronimo
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Joao Jeronimo
@joaojeronimo.bsky.social
PhD student in Economics, Heriot-Watt University
Scotland, United Kingdom
https://joaojeronimohw.github.io/
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Excited to share my latest blog post, where I take a deep dive into how the @scotfisccomm.bsky.social (SFC) approaches economic forecasting - and suggest two methodological extensions that could enhance their work.
How to Enhance Forecasts of the Scottish Economy with New Hire Wages and Machine Learning
1. The SFC’s Core Methodology: A Structural Foundation
joaojeronimohw.github.io
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joaojeronimohw.github.io/jekyll/updat...

Excited to share my latest blog post, where I take a deep dive into how the @scotfisccomm.bsky.social (SFC) approaches economic forecasting - and suggest two methodological extensions that could enhance their work.
How to Enhance Forecasts of the Scottish Economy with New Hire Wages and Machine Learning
1. The SFC’s Core Methodology: A Structural Foundation
joaojeronimohw.github.io
June 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
joaojeronimohw.github.io/jekyll/updat...

Excited to share my latest blog post, where I take a deep dive into how the @scotfisccomm.bsky.social (SFC) approaches economic forecasting - and suggest two methodological extensions that could enhance their work.
How to Enhance Forecasts of the Scottish Economy with New Hire Wages and Machine Learning
1. The SFC’s Core Methodology: A Structural Foundation
joaojeronimohw.github.io
June 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reposted by Joao Jeronimo
A 'contributions-based' citizenship model is not a citizenship model, but a form of selective club membership.

news.sky.com/story/new-en...
New English language and UK citizenship requirements for migrants as part of government crackdown
Sir Keir Starmer will say settling in the UK is a "privilege, not a right" as he lays out new rules to bring down net migration - but experts have questioned how effective they will be.
news.sky.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reposted by Joao Jeronimo
Not exactly glad to be part of this conversation on the coming assault on birthright citizenship, but always good to remind @nytimes.com readers that the 🇺🇸 is, in fact, not the only country in the 🌎 where children born on its territory have a right to citizenship

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www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...
Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment Defined America. Will Trump End It? (Gift Article)
The 14th Amendment made the U.S. a place where every child was born equal under the law. That might be about to change.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Joao Jeronimo
Repost #EconSky

I first read Goodman-Bacon's paper on #DiD and understanding the underlying 2x2 DiDs associated with every Two Way Fixed Effects, it really blew my mind. I found it tough to navigate, but i went step by step. I enclose below the Stata code, which does a simple GB DiD step by step.
September 16, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Reposted by Joao Jeronimo
I just released Coding for Economists v1.0.2. This update fixes a lot of minor issues and switches to Astral's uv as the recommended package manager. We have some new contributors too. And, big news, CfE also hit 750 stars! ⭐⭐⭐

aeturrell.github.io/coding-for-e...
December 22, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by Joao Jeronimo
“workers believe their outside option is much closer to their current wage than it actually is” |
Worker Beliefs About Outside Options | Simon Jäger, Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille, Benjamin Schoefer | Microeconomic Insights |
microeconomicinsights.org/worker-belie...
Worker Beliefs About Outside Options | Microeconomic Insights
Firms differ substantially in the wages they pay to similar workers. Standard models of the labor market assume that workers have accurate beliefs about the differences in wages across firms, includin...
microeconomicinsights.org
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM