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stata

2024-07-13

3 minute read

Easy subsample comparisons with esttab.

2024-07-11

3 minute read

Simple approach to setting a consistent sample in Stata.

2024-03-27

2 minute read

Adding regex to estout/esttab.

2023-01-15

3 minute read

Certain common tables are simple with Stata. Just use esttab or other similar commands. However, when things get less simple they seem to do so very rapidly!

2022-10-10

2 minute read

Installing .ado files in general–psacalc2 in particular.

2022-08-31

1 minute read

This post is the first in a series of posts based on answers to questions I get frequently via email.

2022-07-19

2 minute read

I’m always hunting for ways to make my work more efficient, error free, and reproducible. I’m particularly obsessed with pipelines that eliminate inconsisten...

2022-02-15

2 minute read

While modeling disclosure timing for Political Information Flow and Management Guidance, I felt like the rough and ready reduced-form regression approach tha...

2021-11-22

1 minute read

Indicating fixed effects with reghdfe is relatively straightforward if you use estfe. However, when you try to report the first stage of estimates from ivreg...

2021-11-04

1 minute read

Using the excellent eventstudyinteract this morning and needed to pipe the results to esttab rather than coefplot. A quick Google lead to this which seemed m...

2021-03-26

3 minute read

Stata has some sharp edges. This the second it a series of posts about the things that Stata does by default that you probably don’t want it to do!

2021-02-16

2 minute read

Safe fixed effect indication in Stata.

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slides

2024-02-22

less than 1 minute read

Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a recent working paper exploring regulatory uncertainty and financial contracts at the Hong Kong University of Science and Techno...

2024-01-18

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be in Denver, CO on the 18th and 19th discussing two excellent papers.

2023-11-07

less than 1 minute read

I’m giving a talk at the South West University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. The paper I’ll be presenting is a relatively new exploration of regulator...

2023-10-31

less than 1 minute read

I’m giving a talk at Hong Kong Baptist University, which will introduce a new paper about regulatory uncertainty and financial contracts. Slides are posted; ...

2023-08-06

less than 1 minute read

At AAA this week I’ll be discussing three interesting papers: Shielding from the Pandemic: COVID-19 Exclusion Provision in Debt Contracts The Effects of...

2022-09-03

less than 1 minute read

On 2202.09.03 I’ll be presenting a talk based on my paper Individual Mortgage Lending, Public Corruption, Race and Gender: Evidence from Local Corruption Cra...

2021-10-27

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be giving a talk at the Yale Conference on Law and Macroeconomics about the effect of local corruption laws on inequality in mortgage markets, based on ...

2021-05-07

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be giving a workshop at the SMU School of Accounting about how firms use option grants to address executives’ reputation concerns.

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conference presentation

2023-08-06

less than 1 minute read

At AAA this week I’ll be discussing three interesting papers: Shielding from the Pandemic: COVID-19 Exclusion Provision in Debt Contracts The Effects of...

2022-09-03

less than 1 minute read

On 2202.09.03 I’ll be presenting a talk based on my paper Individual Mortgage Lending, Public Corruption, Race and Gender: Evidence from Local Corruption Cra...

2022-06-05

less than 1 minute read

My coauthor, Yadav Gopalan, will be giving a presentation based on our paper “Pay for Prudence” (with Salman Arif, and John Donovan) at the 2022 Colorado Sum...

2202-06-02

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be giving a presentation based on my paper “Pay for Prudence” (with Salman Arif, John Donovan, and Yadav Gopalan) at the 2022 Virginia Tech Accounting R...

2021-10-27

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be giving a talk at the Yale Conference on Law and Macroeconomics about the effect of local corruption laws on inequality in mortgage markets, based on ...

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workshop

2024-02-22

less than 1 minute read

Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a recent working paper exploring regulatory uncertainty and financial contracts at the Hong Kong University of Science and Techno...

2023-11-07

less than 1 minute read

I’m giving a talk at the South West University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. The paper I’ll be presenting is a relatively new exploration of regulator...

2023-10-31

less than 1 minute read

I’m giving a talk at Hong Kong Baptist University, which will introduce a new paper about regulatory uncertainty and financial contracts. Slides are posted; ...

2023-04-05

less than 1 minute read

My coauthor, Scott Dyreng, will be presenting our paper with Elia Ferracuti Renegotiation Costs and Debt Contract Design at the Ohio State University on the...

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book

2021-04-13

3 minute read

The ‘box’ in The Box by Marc Levinson is a shipping container.

2021-04-13

1 minute read

Learning some ‘C’ is worth your time.

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sharps

2021-03-26

3 minute read

Stata has some sharp edges. This the second it a series of posts about the things that Stata does by default that you probably don’t want it to do!

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missings

2021-03-26

3 minute read

Stata has some sharp edges. This the second it a series of posts about the things that Stata does by default that you probably don’t want it to do!

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workshop presentation

2202-03-11

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be giving a talk based on my recently published paper “Financial Shocks to Lenders and the Composition of Financial Covenants” (with Hans Christensen, ...

2021-05-07

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be giving a workshop at the SMU School of Accounting about how firms use option grants to address executives’ reputation concerns.

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publication

2023-07-04

1 minute read

My paper “Pay for Prudence” with Yadav Gopalan, John Donovan, and Salman Arif is now available online at the Journal of Accounting and Economics.

2021-06-10

less than 1 minute read

“Financial Shocks to Lenders and the Composition of Financial Covenants” my paper with Hans Christensen, Daniele Macciocchi, and Valeri Nikolaev is now in ...

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esttab

2023-01-15

3 minute read

Certain common tables are simple with Stata. Just use esttab or other similar commands. However, when things get less simple they seem to do so very rapidly!

2021-11-04

1 minute read

Using the excellent eventstudyinteract this morning and needed to pipe the results to esttab rather than coefplot. A quick Google lead to this which seemed m...

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latex

2024-10-15

less than 1 minute read

Times New Roman in Latex and Markdown. Someone is making you do this.

2022-07-19

2 minute read

I’m always hunting for ways to make my work more efficient, error free, and reproducible. I’m particularly obsessed with pipelines that eliminate inconsisten...

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discussion

2024-01-18

less than 1 minute read

I’ll be in Denver, CO on the 18th and 19th discussing two excellent papers.

2023-08-06

less than 1 minute read

At AAA this week I’ll be discussing three interesting papers: Shielding from the Pandemic: COVID-19 Exclusion Provision in Debt Contracts The Effects of...

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estout

2024-07-13

3 minute read

Easy subsample comparisons with esttab.

2024-03-27

2 minute read

Adding regex to estout/esttab.

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clang

2021-04-13

1 minute read

Learning some ‘C’ is worth your time.

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todo lists

2021-01-08

1 minute read

A really simple “todo” list command line tool.

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z shell

2021-01-08

1 minute read

A really simple “todo” list command line tool.

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fe

2021-02-16

2 minute read

Safe fixed effect indication in Stata.

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safe workflow

2021-02-16

2 minute read

Safe fixed effect indication in Stata.

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schumpeter

2021-04-13

3 minute read

The ‘box’ in The Box by Marc Levinson is a shipping container.

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zshell, bash, commandline

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in press

2021-06-10

less than 1 minute read

“Financial Shocks to Lenders and the Composition of Financial Covenants” my paper with Hans Christensen, Daniele Macciocchi, and Valeri Nikolaev is now in ...

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did

2021-11-04

1 minute read

Using the excellent eventstudyinteract this morning and needed to pipe the results to esttab rather than coefplot. A quick Google lead to this which seemed m...

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iv

2021-11-22

1 minute read

Indicating fixed effects with reghdfe is relatively straightforward if you use estfe. However, when you try to report the first stage of estimates from ivreg...

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working paper

2021-12-10

less than 1 minute read

We’ve just posted a revision of our working paper “Individual Mortgage Lending, Public Corruption, Race and Gender: Evidence from Local Corruption Crack-Down...

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nvim

2022-01-13

1 minute read

foreground a stopped job in zsh:

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terminal

2022-01-13

1 minute read

foreground a stopped job in zsh:

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zsh

2022-01-13

1 minute read

foreground a stopped job in zsh:

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visualization

2022-02-15

2 minute read

While modeling disclosure timing for Political Information Flow and Management Guidance, I felt like the rough and ready reduced-form regression approach tha...

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ukraine

2022-02-24

2 minute read

Слава Україні! По всій землі слава!

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data visualization

2022-03-07

2 minute read

A simple SIR model of Hong Kong’s Omicron outbreak.

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data

2022-03-07

2 minute read

A simple SIR model of Hong Kong’s Omicron outbreak.

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covid

2022-03-07

2 minute read

A simple SIR model of Hong Kong’s Omicron outbreak.

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reghdfe

2022-08-31

1 minute read

This post is the first in a series of posts based on answers to questions I get frequently via email.

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fixed effects

2022-08-31

1 minute read

This post is the first in a series of posts based on answers to questions I get frequently via email.

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MMSW

2022-09-03

less than 1 minute read

On 2202.09.03 I’ll be presenting a talk based on my paper Individual Mortgage Lending, Public Corruption, Race and Gender: Evidence from Local Corruption Cra...

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install

2022-10-10

2 minute read

Installing .ado files in general–psacalc2 in particular.

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psacalc

2022-10-10

2 minute read

Installing .ado files in general–psacalc2 in particular.

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tables

2023-01-15

3 minute read

Certain common tables are simple with Stata. Just use esttab or other similar commands. However, when things get less simple they seem to do so very rapidly!

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bash

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econometrics

2023-10-24

10 minute read

The stable unit treatment value assumption (SUTVA).

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experimental design

2023-10-24

10 minute read

The stable unit treatment value assumption (SUTVA).

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causal inference

2023-10-24

10 minute read

The stable unit treatment value assumption (SUTVA).

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year in review

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regex

2024-03-27

2 minute read

Adding regex to estout/esttab.

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markdown

2024-10-15

less than 1 minute read

Times New Roman in Latex and Markdown. Someone is making you do this.

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pandoc

2024-10-15

less than 1 minute read

Times New Roman in Latex and Markdown. Someone is making you do this.

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political connections

2024-11-01

less than 1 minute read

Political Information Flow and Management Guidance in the Hong Kong Economic Times.

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disclosure

2024-11-01

less than 1 minute read

Political Information Flow and Management Guidance in the Hong Kong Economic Times.

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kazakhstan

2024-11-03

less than 1 minute read

This week I’ll be in Kazakhstan on a recruiting trip. I’ve put together a few slides to highlight the topics that I’m grappling with in my research and teach...

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ssrn

2024-12-07

less than 1 minute read

“Environmental Covenants and Lenders’ Economic Incentives” on SSRN

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python

2025-01-06

2 minute read

uv for managing python packages

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uv

2025-01-06

2 minute read

uv for managing python packages

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package management

2025-01-06

2 minute read

uv for managing python packages

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things i learned in 2025

2025-01-06

2 minute read

uv for managing python packages

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