The Census Bureau released the 2018 population estimates. Here is my first take on the county level estimates for North Dakota.
North Dakota Population Estimates for 2018
Additions to the Legacy Fund
I take a few different looks at the monthly additions into the Legacy Fund and see some interesting monthly breakouts.
Legacy Fund Investment Income
Frequent calls and newspaper editorials make it seem like it is time to take a deeper dive on the Legacy Fund. I am not a fan of such approaches but it is here and the best thing to do is talk about how to move forward.
Its People. Err. Not really
Been very tied up with a search committee and chair work the last several weeks. Also been away at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting (loved it!). However, I thought the readers would like to see what may be the most interesting interview I ever gave. It was for a food blog/e-magazine. Here is the link.
Continue reading Its People. Err. Not reallyGrouping Counties in ND (Technical)
Some colleagues and I are projecting population in North Dakota and we tried to figure out ways to identify different subregions of the state using k-means cluster analysis on a few economic variables.