Ken Brevoort
@kbrevoort.bsky.social
Economist interested in all things mortgage/consumer finance, #rstats, data visualization, and Econsky.
Experian bought a company called AutoCount years ago that used to compile that sort of info. They now market the service as Experian Automotive. I suspect they would know. HTH.
March 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Experian bought a company called AutoCount years ago that used to compile that sort of info. They now market the service as Experian Automotive. I suspect they would know. HTH.
If you need to finance the purchase over a few months (say, four), the interest charges on a credit card will likely be more than the rebate, particularly if you're already carrying a balance. In that case, a no-interest BNPL loan can seem like a good deal, even for prime card holders.
January 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
If you need to finance the purchase over a few months (say, four), the interest charges on a credit card will likely be more than the rebate, particularly if you're already carrying a balance. In that case, a no-interest BNPL loan can seem like a good deal, even for prime card holders.
This is very different than my experience (mostly in govt). I’m surrounded by microeconomists who use Stata. Use of R is less common.
December 16, 2024 at 1:27 AM
This is very different than my experience (mostly in govt). I’m surrounded by microeconomists who use Stata. Use of R is less common.
I regularly use Quarto to write referee reports even when there’s no code. The citation and math capabilities make it worthwhile to me.
December 10, 2024 at 12:56 AM
I regularly use Quarto to write referee reports even when there’s no code. The citation and math capabilities make it worthwhile to me.
For an EPS, this should work:
setEPS()
postscript(file = 'graph.eps', width = 3, height = 3)
plot(runif(25), runif(25))
dev.off()
For a PDF, replace first two lines with:
pdf('graph.pdf', height = 3, width = 3)
HTH (and congrats on reaching the publication stage!).
setEPS()
postscript(file = 'graph.eps', width = 3, height = 3)
plot(runif(25), runif(25))
dev.off()
For a PDF, replace first two lines with:
pdf('graph.pdf', height = 3, width = 3)
HTH (and congrats on reaching the publication stage!).
September 10, 2024 at 12:38 AM
For an EPS, this should work:
setEPS()
postscript(file = 'graph.eps', width = 3, height = 3)
plot(runif(25), runif(25))
dev.off()
For a PDF, replace first two lines with:
pdf('graph.pdf', height = 3, width = 3)
HTH (and congrats on reaching the publication stage!).
setEPS()
postscript(file = 'graph.eps', width = 3, height = 3)
plot(runif(25), runif(25))
dev.off()
For a PDF, replace first two lines with:
pdf('graph.pdf', height = 3, width = 3)
HTH (and congrats on reaching the publication stage!).
That’s what I’ve done too. I will generate Word output so people can comment using track changes, which they’re most comfortable with, and then I will manually make the changes by hand. I will then generate the output as a PDF (via LaTeX).
April 16, 2024 at 9:42 PM
That’s what I’ve done too. I will generate Word output so people can comment using track changes, which they’re most comfortable with, and then I will manually make the changes by hand. I will then generate the output as a PDF (via LaTeX).
How does it look in LaTeX?
March 18, 2024 at 7:54 PM
How does it look in LaTeX?
Based on my own experience (which is with Econ/finance journals), journals aren’t as focused on professionalism as they are on their need for graphs in black and white.
March 7, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Based on my own experience (which is with Econ/finance journals), journals aren’t as focused on professionalism as they are on their need for graphs in black and white.
👎 Sounds like it should have been a (short) part of the original paper’s robustness section. It's good that they've done it, but to me it doesn't sound sufficiently novel to warrant publication in the same/similar journal. (Could have value as a replication, but only with different authors imo.)
February 7, 2024 at 6:44 PM
👎 Sounds like it should have been a (short) part of the original paper’s robustness section. It's good that they've done it, but to me it doesn't sound sufficiently novel to warrant publication in the same/similar journal. (Could have value as a replication, but only with different authors imo.)
2) This seems like the type of life skill one otherwise only learns by making this mistake on an exam. Maybe they’re trying to help 4th graders not make the same mistake.
October 18, 2023 at 2:17 PM
2) This seems like the type of life skill one otherwise only learns by making this mistake on an exam. Maybe they’re trying to help 4th graders not make the same mistake.
1) Ang, knowing Noah (who sits behind him in class) is smarter, decided to copy his answer using a mirror he put up his sleeve for the exam. However, he forgot to account for the fact that a 20 observed in a mirror can look like a 50. (His second error was overestimating Noah’s math skills.)
October 18, 2023 at 2:15 PM
1) Ang, knowing Noah (who sits behind him in class) is smarter, decided to copy his answer using a mirror he put up his sleeve for the exam. However, he forgot to account for the fact that a 20 observed in a mirror can look like a 50. (His second error was overestimating Noah’s math skills.)