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Some Transition Economies Analysis
Looking into GNI growth in post-Soviet economies from 2004-2021.
Forecasting carbon emissions
Trying different methods for forecasting carbon emission prices from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions, focusing on model fit.
Carbon Emission Price Forecasting
Applying different forecasting methods to predict clearing prices for carbon allowances using auction data from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Pittsburgh Housing Market Analysis
A housing market analysis for the City of Pittsburgh focusing on distressed neighborhoods.
Prepared for the Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation by Matt Colantonio.
Hall and Jones, 1999
Recreating some calculations and analyzing the implications of the Hall and Jones paper: Why do Some Countries Produce So Much More Output Per Worker than Others?
Poverty & Inequality
Examining the relationship between poverty and inequality for countries using 2016 World Development Indicators data.
Solving for Equilibrium
Using a matrix to solve a system of equations to determine the equilibrium price and quantity for two goods in two different markets.
HDI Calculations
Calculating HDI using UN methodology with World Bank World Development Indicator dataset
Split-Rate Taxation in Allegheny County- Staggerd DiD
Evaluating the impact of split-rate tax policy implementation on residential fair market values in municipalities in Allegheny County, PA.
Heteroskedasticity Testing
Using White's and Breusch-Pagan tests to evaluate heteroskedasticity for a linear model evaluating income for census tracts in Pittsburgh.
Characteristics of CDBG Census Tracts in Pittsburgh
Exploring characteristics of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) eligible census tracts to predict which factors lead to higher chances of a tract being CDBG eligible.