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Hire Aidan H.

South Africa

USD 30 /hr

Econometrician, Data Scientist | R, Stata, Python, LaTeX, Git | forecasting | big data | automation

Profile Summary

I am a data scientist. I code in Stata, R, Python, LaTeX, Git and Bash. I have experience in using virtual machines (including Linux CLI, and automation of scripts and data collection), using high-performance computers, simulating the cost of government policy based on household microdata, report writing, data visualization, regression modelling, time-series modelling and forecasting, inspecting data quality in big datasets, survey design, using or creating APIs, and hashing. I freelance: see https://www.aidanhorn.co.za/consulting for details. My skills include: Codifying raw survey data Data visualization, for descriptive statistics (ggplot2 in R is preferred) Using household survey data Statistics — aggregation, with grouping — distributional analysis; density — multivariate regression — ARIMA time-series modelling (with plans to learn VAR, i.e. multivariate macroeconomic forecasting) Report writing Automation of scripts (e.g. in a virtual machine) — Using APIs for data collection, or running a bot. — Updating graphs daily on a website I assist researchers and write academic papers. I can also freelance with: website creation; Shiny web app development; predictive modelling (including macroeconomic forecasting); property price valuation; media management; or tutoring (coding, economics or maths). Meet me: https://calendly.com/aidan-horn/ I am intelligent, creative, rational, and I seek to understand systems thoroughly in order to see how I can contribute best. I have strong mathematical, quantitative, statistical and data analysis skills. I am organized, confident, and educated with writing or speaking in a formal context. I value innovation, and insightful discussion with colleagues. My personality aligns with INTJ. As a Junior Research Fellow at the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), I analyze socioeconomic data on the occupations and earnings levels that people hold; and I also focus on social insurance. My supervisors are Prof Andrew Donaldson (former DDG of the National Treasury) and Prof Murray Leibbrandt. In my Bachelor of Social Science, I majored in economics, mathematics and public policy; my Honours and Masters at UCT were in economics, with a focus on econometrics and labour economics.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ STATA
• ★ R
• ★ Labor Economics
• ☆ Computer Science
• ☆ Parallel Computing
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Big Data Analytics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Data Security
• ☆ Financial Modeling
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Social Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Statistical Computing
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Trend Analysis
• ☆ Applied Mathematics
• ☆ Mathematical Models
• ☆ Mathematical Optimization
• ☆ Pure Mathematics
• ☆ Calculus
• ☆ Economic Policy
• ☆ Development Economics
• ☆ Public Finance
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SQL
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Tableau
• ☆ Scikit-learn
• ☆ Markup Languages
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Social Media Copy
• ☆ Web Copy
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Statistical Finance
• ☆ Financial Technology
• ☆ Environmental Economics
• ☆ Macroeconomics
• ☆ Econometrics
• ☆ Microeconomics
• ☆ Behavioural Economics
• ☆ SEO & Web Traffic
• ☆ Business Intelligence

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Financial Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Junior Research Fellowship

Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU)

December 2017 - Present

Junior Researcher

University of Cape Town SALDRU

December 2017 - Present

Quantitative Developer

Kastelo

May 2022 - July 2022

Data Visualization Developer

DataOrbis

January 2022 - May 2022

Data Analyst

GMT Plus

December 2018 - September 2021

Education

Master of Commerce

University of Cape Town

January 2019 - March 2020

MCom in Economics (School of Economics)

University of Cape Town

January 2019 - February 2020

BCom (Hons) in Economics (School of Economics)

University of Cape Town

January 2018 - November 2018

BSocSci in Maths and Economics (Humanities)

University of Cape Town

February 2014 - November 2017

Certifications

• Data Analysis for Social Scientists

  MIT

  https://micromasters.mit.edu/certificate/course/0108499095d2bba92ef743bf1f22d511

  September 2020 - Present

Publications

WORKING PAPER

Donaldson, A.R. & Horn, A.J. 2021. Employment and Earnings by Industry Before Covid-19. (SALDRU Working Paper 277). Available: http://opensaldru.uct.ac.za/handle/11090/1005 .

Horn, A.J. & Donaldson, A.R. 2021. Labour Market Effects of the Great Lockdown in South Africa: Earnings and Employment During 2020–2022. (SALDRU Working Paper 279). Available: http://opensaldru.uct.ac.za/handle/11090/1007 .

Horn, A.J. 2021. South Africa's Unemployment Insurance Fund Benefit Function: A Mathematical Critique. (SALDRU Working Paper Number 276). Cape Town: SALDRU, School of Economics, University of Cape Town. Available: http://opensaldru.uct.ac.za/handle/11090/1004 .