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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

All the @stata.bsky.social replication files for the #30daychartchallenge2026 are now online on GitHub: github.com/asjadnaqvi/3... Please note that the dofiles might not be the cleanest since this is a sync from a local working directory. If you get stuck, just open an issue.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

DiD website updated with new packages, articles and more code: asjadnaqvi.github.io/DiD/ #DiD #TWFE

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

New post on #Macrocritical on #Medium: Climate Primer I: How do we forecast climate change? medium.com/macrocritica... We discuss how climate models project the future, and what can CMIP tell us about warming, regional risks, and uncertainty and much more.

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Climate Primer I: How do we forecast climate change?

In part 1 we explore CMIP climate projections, scenarios, uncertainty, and how emissions shape regional climate risks and economic outcomes.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#Stata #geoboundary has been bumped to v1.23 with updated 2026 #WorldBank layers. More info and examples: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... Up soon #SSC!

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New post on #Macrocritical on #Medium is now up: What do “Governments” do? medium.com/macrocritica... We diccuss: 👉 The difference between the government and the public sector. 👉 The relationship between the general government and public corporations. #macroeconomics #nationalaccounts #blog

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What do “Governments” do?

Defining government and the public sector: how SNA sectors, COFOG functions & statistical boundaries shape the measurement of public finance

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The #DiD page has been updated after two years! The site has been substantially cleaned up: code is now better documented, resources have been expanded, list of Stata/Python/R/Julia packages updated, and all Stata code has been revalidated. Check it out: asjadnaqvi.github.io/DiD/

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Neuer Zungenbrecher unlocked: Schulschlussstress Schulschlussstress Schulschlussstress Aber ist jetzt vorbei... 🙃

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#Vienna’s 2026 max daily #temperatures are running near the upper edge of the past decade’s range for much of the year. This year, winter was milder, with earlier warm spikes, and new record highs in June. Data: ZAMG #climate #dataviz #heatdome #elnino #polarvortex

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🚀 The following @stata.bsky.social packages have been updated on #SSC: arcplot v1.5 bumpline v1.41 circlepack v1.21 ntwrk v1.0 spider v1.6 sankey v1.91 sunburst 2.0 For further info check out the respective GitHub repos and/or helpfiles! All links here: github.com/asjadnaqvi

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New updates to #Stata #arcplot and #ntwrk packages are now up. Examples show trade of #green products using COMTRADE #BACI data + #IMF's green taxonomy. Networks shows the two layer "shell" layout with custom nodes. More options coming soon! #StataViz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🚀 @statacorp.bsky.social #arcplot has been bumped to v1.5 with a bunch of upgrades. 👉 The biggest feature is the ability to split the flows in the North-South quadrant by a binary variable. Check it out: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... Up soon on SSC!

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🚀 "ntwrk": A Stata package for network analysis 🚀 ⭐ Yesterday at the @statacorp.bsky.social Germany 2026 conference in Munich, I showcased the #ntwrk package: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... The package is a designed for both network analysis and graph layouts. Check it out! Up soon SSC.

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Gabriel Felbermayr @gfelbermayr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Neue @wifo.bsky.social @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social & ASCII Studie über den strategischen Einsatz von Entwicklungshilfe und die Auswirkungen der US- und EU-Kürzungen auf globale Krisen: ascii.ac.at/publication/... science.orf.at/stories/3235... (Link dort ist falsch)

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Wirtschaftsinteressen im Vordergrund

Wer glaubt, dass sich staatliche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit der Geberländer vor allem am Bedarf und den Prioritäten der Empfängerländer orientiert und humanitär ist, irrt. Sie hängt laut einer aktuell...

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New #Macrocritical post is now up: "One Ton of Carbon" medium.com/macrocritica... Here we discuss: CO2e, GWP, carbon budget, net zero, emission inventories, and many other concepts! #Medium #blog

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One Ton of Carbon

The complexity of CO2e: Greenhouse Gasses, Carbon Sinks, Global Warming Potential, LULUCF, and Net-Zero

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I have finally updated the #Stataviz #Portfolio website after some two years! Now featuring dozens of new visualizations. Check it out: asjadnaqvi.github.io/stata-portfo...

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🚀 #Stata package #sunburst bumped to v2.0 🚀 This is a major update where we can now define values for each layer. This allows us to plot incomplete hierarchical data. Installation and examples on GitHub: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... Up soon on #SSC!

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A recap of the #30DayChartChallenge 2026. Managed to make 18 visualizations, mostly with own #Stata packages. Almost all got updates and will releasing these soon. A GitHub repo or Guide with data+code incoming soon! Thank you all for the support!

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026, Day29: Monochrome. The ridgeline plot shows the distribution of bank lending interest rates for house loans in #Austria. The lucky ones bought theirs in 2021. The unlucky ones in 2024. Still conditions were worse in 2008. #dataviz #stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day27: Animation. Monthly fuel prices in European countries since 2020. Each country is indexed to its own fuel price in 2015 (2015 = 100). Interactive dashboard made with #Flourish: public.flourish.studio/visualisatio... #dataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day26: Trend. This figure shows weekly deaths in Austria from 2000-2024. The COVID-19 phase (2020–2022) stands out with high and prolonged spikes in deaths. #dataviz #stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day25: Space. Austria has an area of 83,879 sq km. 64% is woodland, 28% is cropland, and 8% is buildup area. The rest are wetlands. Cereals occupy a bit over 17%, and vineyards are ~1% of total area. #dataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge Day21: Historical The figure shows that sovereign external debt has become increasingly dollarized since the 1970s, with a growing share of the largest public debt stocks denominated in U.S. dollars. Data is from the World Bank. #dataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge Day20: Evolution. A 30-year evolution of global primary energy consumption by source. Renewables have grown, but less than non-renewables. Nuclear remains stagnant. #dataviz #stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

New #MacroCritical post on #Medium in now up: "Petro-Dollars: How Oil Shapes Global Finance" medium.com/macrocritica... This article explores how oil exports, dollar demand, and global capital flows are interconnected, and how they shape the global financial system.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026: Day17: Remake and Day13: Ecosystems The figure shows 2001-2024 cumulative forest cover loss as a share of 2000 forest area by different drivers. Only countries with at least 10% of land as forest in 2000, and with at least 5% of cumulative forest losses are shown.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day14: Trade. The arcplot shows sand trade by top 5 importing and top 5 exporting countries. In 2024 sand trade was around USD 2.5 billion. It is a raw material that is usually taken for granted but there is a shortage of it in quite some countries.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day12: Flowing Data The latest OECD aid data shows a second year of decline in bilateral aid flows in real terms. Similar contractions have happened in the past usually around other major geopolitical events. #dataviz #OECD #DAC

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day11: Physical This graph shows the evolution of EU27’s trade in physical goods with the rest of the world (RoW) from 2002-2025. This graph can be broken down by specific physical goods categories and specific origin-destination countries. #dataviz #stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day10: Pop How does #Spotify classify #Billboard top100 pop songs? The bumpline chat shows classifications by the finest categories. The data is from #tidytuesday 2021 week 38 challenge.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day9: Wealth. The figure shows the stock of gold reserves in tonnes held by central banks at the end of 2024. Larger circles represent regions. #dataviz #stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day8: Circular. Number of earths needed to sustain each country's lifestyle. A value greater than one is an ecological deficit implying that the ecological footprint of consumption exceeds the world's biocapacity.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day7: Multiscale The Sankey below shows the complete cycle of energy production and consumption in the #EU27 in 2024. #dataviz #stataviz #energybalances

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A new #MacroCritical post is now up: "Energy Systems and the SNA" medium.com/macrocritica...

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge Day6: Data day Here is a database I would recommend: #WorldBank's Global Shipping Traffic Density rasters: datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/datas... While this does not have most current shipping maps, it still highlights the concentration of shipping routes.

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day4: Slope The figure shows the change in electricity prices in selected EU countries between Feb 2019 (pre-COVID) and Feb 2026 (post geoeconomic shocks). The trend is mostly an increase in electricity prices but overall it is a mixed bag. #dataviz #Stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge Day3: Mosaic This mosaic plot shows how household spending in Germany varies across income quintiles. 👉 X-axis: share of income if we split €100 across the quintiles 👉 Y-axis: expenditure per €1,000 by broad categories #dataviz #stataviz #inequality

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day2: Pictogram. Between 2010 and 2023, Austria’s dependence on non-EU energy suppliers increased markedly across most fuel types. #EnergySecurity #DataViz #StataViz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#30DayChartChallenge 2026 Day1: Part-to-Whole The treemap shows the final energy consumption by energy product classification for the EU27 in 2024. Overall, fossil fuels still dominate and most are imported. Data is from #Eurostat energy balance tables. #dataviz #stataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🚀 #Stata #graphfunctions is now bumped to v1.7 🚀 It now has a new "labrepel" function for force-directed label repulsion in dense plots. + Other updates. More info: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... Up soon on SSC!

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#Stata #treemap v1.7 is now up on #Github: Major changes - method(): slice or dice or squarify or mix - orient(): change box placements when drawing - ratio(): custom box ratios (default = Golden Ratio) + others options Check it out: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... Up soon on #SSC

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John V. Kane @uptonorwell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

💡For those teaching stats, data literacy, methods--I just wrote a short Medium piece for @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social's amazing Stata Gallery. The piece covers how and why graphs with two y-axes can be so deceiving. Includes an applied example (with code). Hope it's useful! 😁 Link 👇

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

New #Stata Guide on #Medium post: "Stata graphs: Define your own color schemes II" medium.com/the-stata-gu... Here we cover three ways you finetune your colors: ⭐ Direct use of HEX codes ⭐ Direct use of RGB codes ⭐ Programming your own palette @statacorp.bsky.social #dataviz

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

New paper out in #Nature @commssustain.nature.com with Rosie Hayward (ASCII) and Peter Klimek (Complexity Science Hub) titled: "United States and European Union aid cuts risk exacerbating links between aid, trade, and human and environmental crises" 👇

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Asjad Naqvi @asjadnaqvi.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The following #Stata packages have been updated on #SSC: 👉 alluvial v1.51 👉 geoboundary v1.22 👉 graphfunctions v1.6 👉 treemap v1.62 The figure below shows which packages got the most attention in 2025 in terms of new releases on GitHub (github.com/asjadnaqvi).

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