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For a specific project on the housing market (here), I had to analyze thousands of photos. To do that, I used a convolutional neural …
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The logistic model (also called logit model) is a natural candidate when one is interested in a binary outcome. For instance, a …
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In my quest for the perfect tool for reproducible science, I thought that the silver bullet was to wrap your code in a neat …
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Coming from an Economics/Econometrics background, I have always been a bit puzzled by the way several Machine Learning (ML) textbooks I …
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Finding solutions to economic models with heterogeneity and aggregate uncertainty is a notoriously difficult task. It is an active area …
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In a previous post, I introduced the logic for the Linear Time Iteration (LTI) method (Pontus Rendahl (2017)). Now it’s time to …
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The details of solving rational expectation models are somewhat tricky. Yet, a recent paper by Pontus Rendahl underlines that an easy …
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During my PhD, I was lucky enough to secure access to a cluster maintained by a University. If your University or workplace does not …
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A Primer to Parallel Computing with Julia With this post, my aim is to provide a non-technical introduction to parallel computing using …
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NOTE This post is outdated. With the advent of Julia 1.0, the workflow for creating packages was significantly altered. An excellent …
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