Todd Jones
@toddrjones.bsky.social
Economics professor, Mississippi State University, CESifo, IZA | Applied micro, econ of ed, data viz, coding tips | Latter-day Saint | Dad x 4. toddrjones.com
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I'm looking forward to visiting the Chicago Fed for a few days this week!
August 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'm looking forward to visiting the Chicago Fed for a few days this week!
Quick @Stata tip: use the "coeflegend" option in a regression to display the name Stata uses for each coefficient.
reg price mpg i.foreign##i.rep78, coeflegend
reg price mpg i.foreign##i.rep78, coeflegend
August 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Quick @Stata tip: use the "coeflegend" option in a regression to display the name Stata uses for each coefficient.
reg price mpg i.foreign##i.rep78, coeflegend
reg price mpg i.foreign##i.rep78, coeflegend
The changing relationship between Democratic vote share and
1) the percentage of county with at least a Bachelor's degree
2) median income of county.
1) the percentage of county with at least a Bachelor's degree
2) median income of county.
June 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The changing relationship between Democratic vote share and
1) the percentage of county with at least a Bachelor's degree
2) median income of county.
1) the percentage of county with at least a Bachelor's degree
2) median income of county.
Over the past couple decades, Democratic support has grown in more college-educated and higher-income counties, a shift away from its traditional blue-collar strongholds. h/t @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Over the past couple decades, Democratic support has grown in more college-educated and higher-income counties, a shift away from its traditional blue-collar strongholds. h/t @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social
The relationship between a county’s Democratic vote share (in the 2024 election) and its share of college-educated residents.
May 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The relationship between a county’s Democratic vote share (in the 2024 election) and its share of college-educated residents.
Percent (age 25+) with a Ph.D.
On a personal note, I have lived in two of the top 25 (#3 Tompkins County, NY and now #22 Oktibbeha County, MS).
Top 5: 1. Los Alamos, NM (18%); 2. Lexington City, VA (12%); 3. Tompkins County, NY (12%); 4. Orange County, NC (9%); 5. Charlottesville city, VA (8%).
On a personal note, I have lived in two of the top 25 (#3 Tompkins County, NY and now #22 Oktibbeha County, MS).
Top 5: 1. Los Alamos, NM (18%); 2. Lexington City, VA (12%); 3. Tompkins County, NY (12%); 4. Orange County, NC (9%); 5. Charlottesville city, VA (8%).
May 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Percent (age 25+) with a Ph.D.
On a personal note, I have lived in two of the top 25 (#3 Tompkins County, NY and now #22 Oktibbeha County, MS).
Top 5: 1. Los Alamos, NM (18%); 2. Lexington City, VA (12%); 3. Tompkins County, NY (12%); 4. Orange County, NC (9%); 5. Charlottesville city, VA (8%).
On a personal note, I have lived in two of the top 25 (#3 Tompkins County, NY and now #22 Oktibbeha County, MS).
Top 5: 1. Los Alamos, NM (18%); 2. Lexington City, VA (12%); 3. Tompkins County, NY (12%); 4. Orange County, NC (9%); 5. Charlottesville city, VA (8%).
Our baby boy is here! That makes four kids under six - wish us luck!
May 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Our baby boy is here! That makes four kids under six - wish us luck!
Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
May 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
When in the day are babies born?
May 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
When in the day are babies born?
Number of births per day, 1994-2014.
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Number of births per day, 1994-2014.
Average number of US births by day of the year.
May 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Average number of US births by day of the year.
Average number of births by day of the week.
May 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Average number of births by day of the week.
That was unexpected - Elon Musk retweeted my graph.
May 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
That was unexpected - Elon Musk retweeted my graph.
There were more Latter-day Saint convert baptisms last year than any year since 1997.
May 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There were more Latter-day Saint convert baptisms last year than any year since 1997.
What is your top book recommendation?
May 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What is your top book recommendation?
Reposted by Todd Jones
I've added 43 new tips to my book, bringing the total to 140.
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
April 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I've added 43 new tips to my book, bringing the total to 140.
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
I've added 43 new tips to my book, bringing the total to 140.
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
April 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I've added 43 new tips to my book, bringing the total to 140.
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
You can download "Quick Stata Tips" and the accompanying .do file for free at toddrjones.com/quickstatati....
Death rate per 100k by selected causes, ages 0-39.
March 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Death rate per 100k by selected causes, ages 0-39.
Deaths and death rate/100,000, by age.
March 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Deaths and death rate/100,000, by age.
Leading Cause of Death by Age.
March 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Leading Cause of Death by Age.
Mississippi State Univ. is hiring a tenure-track Econ Assistant Prof w/ August start!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
March 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Mississippi State Univ. is hiring a tenure-track Econ Assistant Prof w/ August start!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
Open field; pref. for applied micro & teaching PhD Micro I & II (Micro II this fall).
Apply: MSU site & www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2025-01_111475768
Please repost—it's an off-cycle search. Thanks!
To programmatically use ChatGPT in R to automate repeated tasks, e.g., scraping:
1. Get OpenAI API key & add $ to account
2. In R, for each page:
3. Get the page's text
4. Call ChatGPT to process the text, returning result in JSON
5. Convert JSON to dataframe
See screenshots for an example. (1/2)
1. Get OpenAI API key & add $ to account
2. In R, for each page:
3. Get the page's text
4. Call ChatGPT to process the text, returning result in JSON
5. Convert JSON to dataframe
See screenshots for an example. (1/2)
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
To programmatically use ChatGPT in R to automate repeated tasks, e.g., scraping:
1. Get OpenAI API key & add $ to account
2. In R, for each page:
3. Get the page's text
4. Call ChatGPT to process the text, returning result in JSON
5. Convert JSON to dataframe
See screenshots for an example. (1/2)
1. Get OpenAI API key & add $ to account
2. In R, for each page:
3. Get the page's text
4. Call ChatGPT to process the text, returning result in JSON
5. Convert JSON to dataframe
See screenshots for an example. (1/2)
What's the best way (using Stata or R) to match a dataset with 10,000 names (first and last) to another dataset with 100,000 names (first and last)?
March 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What's the best way (using Stata or R) to match a dataset with 10,000 names (first and last) to another dataset with 100,000 names (first and last)?
On average, how long do you spend on a referee report?
1️⃣ 1-2 hours
2️⃣️ 3-4 hours
3️⃣ 5-6 hours
4️⃣ 7+ hours
📅 Ends: March 14, 2025, 9:54 AM UTC
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1️⃣ 1-2 hours
2️⃣️ 3-4 hours
3️⃣ 5-6 hours
4️⃣ 7+ hours
📅 Ends: March 14, 2025, 9:54 AM UTC
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March 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On average, how long do you spend on a referee report?
1️⃣ 1-2 hours
2️⃣️ 3-4 hours
3️⃣ 5-6 hours
4️⃣ 7+ hours
📅 Ends: March 14, 2025, 9:54 AM UTC
📊 Show results
1️⃣ 1-2 hours
2️⃣️ 3-4 hours
3️⃣ 5-6 hours
4️⃣ 7+ hours
📅 Ends: March 14, 2025, 9:54 AM UTC
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