RESEARCH LABORATORY ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND PRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to R and Transformations Applied to Economic Series
Course period: 06/05/2025 to 09/05/2025
The mini-course focused on practical applications aimed at analyzing economic data. We began with a general presentation of the tool's interface and the fundamental concepts of the language, such as the different types of data and the creation and manipulation of objects.
We then moved on to the topic of data indexing, addressing ways of accessing and organizing information contained in data sets. We also discussed the main logical structures used in analyses and ways of applying automatic routines to work with large volumes of information.
The second part of the meeting focused on importing and processing real databases, including files in different formats and national public databases. Strategies were developed to organize, clean and transform these databases, in order to enable consistent analyses.
We ended the week with an applied module on common transformations in economic series, using data such as GDP, inflation, interest rates and employment. Techniques were demonstrated to facilitate trend analysis, comparisons over time, monetary corrections and the construction of derived indicators.
The mini-course provided solid introductory training, connecting the concepts of the R language with the practical challenges faced in empirical analyses in the field of Economics.
Lecturer
PhD in Applied Economics from CEDEPLAR/UFMG. Has experience in the area of Economics, with emphasis on Post-Keynesian Macroeconomic Theory and Development Macroeconomics. Has a degree in Economic Sciences from UFOP (Federal University of Ouro Preto). Master in Economics from the Department of Economics (DEE) of UFV (Federal University of Viçosa) with an area of concentration in Economic Development and Public Policies, with a research line in Applied Economic Models.
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Note: a course handout is currently being edited by the ICSA Publisher and will be available soon.
Events held by LAPED
Louis-Philippe Rouchon
Visit by Professor Louis-Philippe Rochon. Full Professor, Laurentian University, Canada, Editor-in-Chief, Review of Political Economy and Founding Editor Emeritus, Review of Keynesian Economics. Visit period: 08/22 to 08/29/2022
Miguel Angel Torres Olivos
Visit by Researcher Miguel Torres. Researcher at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ECLAC/UN. Visit period: September 26 to September 30, 2022