Mr Aidan Jonathan Horn
I am a software engineer at Codera Analytics. I engineer data for our EconData repository, using R.
I can code in R, Stata, Python, SQL, Git, LaTeX, Markdown, CSS and HTML. I am experienced with developing Shiny apps (for example, Codera's dashboard that reports on South African retail banks' balance sheets). I am experienced with South African labour economics (occupations, earnings, income, and social insurance) and econometrics. My personality is INTJ.
SkillsΒ
documentation and meta-data curation
data engineering
high-performance computing (HPC)
automation and building a botΒ (including data collection or running a script)
survey design
behavioural economics
business intelligence
financial trading
APIs
prediction (e.g. classification, regression, or forecasting).
I have an SA-TIED project that investigates how much South Africans save for retirement, using income tax data at the National Treasury. This is used to comment on the proposed statutory pension scheme, with contributions made through the formal employment system. The Treasury discussion paper is saved at http://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/news_archive_2021.aspx (14 Dec 2021). My supervisor for this is Andrew Donaldson.
I have also researched occupational polarization over time in the South African labour market. A hollowing out of middle-skill occupations has been seen globally, due to automation. My primary supervisor for this paper is Prof Murray Leibbrandt. Future research could study causes of within- and between-occupation earnings inequality.
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Contact
Telegram: @aidanhorn
Work: +27 21 013 3508
Email: hello@aidanhorn.co.za
Work calendar: please use https://calendly.com/aidan-horn if you want to talk to me. π
I need to have your number saved in my contacts in order to receive calls from you on my mobile phone. This is so that I avoid spam.
If you phone me, please do not hang up before the phone rings off! I sometimes need time to get ready for the call (for example, by plugging in my earphones).
I have different email addresses, all protected with 2FA:
Public / informal work:Β hello@aidanhorn.co.za
Economics / professional domainΒ (on LinkedIn and my CV).Β Uses Google Workspace; hello@aidanhorn.co.za Β is an alias on the same user.
UCT:Β Β
aidan.horn@alumni.uct.ac.za β this is where I use Teams.
official staff address ( aidan.horn@uct.ac.za )Β valid from 2023-04-14 until 2023-10-14. I think this has OneDrive.
Codera email address
Personal / banking / family / friends / trusted apps.Β ("Newer Gmail address"; where I use Google One personally.)
Old Gmail address, used for accounts.Β (Gets spam.)
My websites
Occupational Earnings Comparison Tool (web app)
Social Insurance Simulations (project documentation)
Recommended websites
Codera Analytics specializes in macroeconomic modelling. We also supply structured macroeconomic data at EconData, and have packaged this into an Excel add-in.
Youth Explorer is an interactive website with much socioeconomic data on youth in South Africa.
The WORLD Policy Analysis Center collects and analyzes information on rights, laws, and policies in countries.
I recommend the courses on Kevin KotzΓ©'s website https://www.economodel.com/teachingΒ
Please use Economics StackExchange to ask your questions about economics.
The Toolkit for studying economics at UCT contains many useful tips and resources for students.
Buy me lunch π₯ to support my volunteer projects
(Please reference the project that you are supporting.)
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Hobbies
My hobbies are trail running ππΌπ²; going on overnight hikes π; horse-riding ππ»; having coffee β at a cafΓ©, or pizza π & craft beer π» at restaurants; and sailing β΅.
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with @knock_solo.
Gender Pronouns
He / his / him
Personality: INTJ
INTJ personalities are introverted, logical, and independent. They excel at complex problem-solving and are known for their strategic thinking and long-term planning abilities. They value intelligence. INTJs are known for their ability to think deeply and critically about complex problems, and they often excel in fields that require independent thinking and problem-solving skills.Β Β
To get a brief description of the Myers-Briggs personality preferences, go to https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/ and click on the hyperlink for each scope (shown in the image).Heritage
My lineage came to South Africa roughly four generations ago. I am a 5th generation South African. My recent lineage thus comprises of: 47% English; 16% German; 13% Irish; 6% Swedish; 6% Dutch; 6% Danish; 6% Welsh.
Inspirational Quotes
Matthew 7:1β5Β (NRSV)
βDo not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, βLet me take the speck out of your eye,β while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye.β