Hey, this is me !!

Couldn’t find any cool photo of mine, don’t mind :)

Aardra

Intro Time

I am an international student from India pursuing my MS in Applied Economics at the University of Cincinnati.
I am here as part of the dual-degree program and doing this course as a part of my Data Analytics (DANA) Graduate Certificate.
I already completed the first year of my master’s degree in India and then came to the U.S. to continue my studies.
I’m really excited about course since it helps me to combine my economics knowledge with data analysis.

Academic Background

  • MS Applied Economics, University of Cincinnati (exchange/dual degree, focus on econometrics and analytics)
  • MA Applied Economics (Year 1), Christ University, India
  • Undergraduate degree in Economics (with leadership and extracurricular involvement)

Professional Background

  • Internship at Hedge School of Applied Economics
  • Internship at the 7th Kerala State Finance Commission (policy analysis, data work, presentations)
  • Graduate Assistantship (Teaching Assistant) for ECON 1001 at UC

Experience with R

I had an introduction to R earlier, but it was very basic.
You can consider me a beginner in R, and I am eager to strengthen my skills through this course.

Experience with Other Analytic Software

  • Python: used for data analysis, visualisation and cleaning tasks (pandas, ggplot, seaborn)
  • Tableau: dashboards and visualization
  • Stata, EViews, SPSS: for econometrics and statistical work
  • Excel: data management and analysis