As my new volunteer post gives me regular access to internet, I thought it was about time to make a small return. From time to time I’ll be posting again, though most of my posts will still be on my Peace Corps blog until I finish in September 2011.
In my free time I am working on an open source economic model. When it gets to a slightly usable point I will release it into the wild. It’s the first time I’ve really rolled up my sleeves and started programming (unless you count a laughable attempt to create a web site with RoR). I’m having a blast, I’m learning a lot. But mostly, I’m trying to realize that if something seems hard it’s because it is, but that I can chip away at it little by little until I understand it and it becomes easier and easier.
So from time to time I will be here, posting some trivial thing I have learned or thought about that most of the world already knows.
On a related note, it was refreshing to read about the estimate of economic impacts from an Amazon distribution center. The study takes into account that Amazon won’t be drawing a lot of suppliers into the region, and their impact multipliers are on the reasonable order of 1.5 to 1.75. From time to time I plan on taking a look at studies like this to highlight good estimates and point out flaws in bad estimates.
Till next time.
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