A Small Intro

Hey, Orhon here. B.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, MSc. in Financial Engineering and Risk Management. I have an average Internet connection (thanks to xDSL/DOCSIS technologies marketed as fiber), curiosity on a weird range of topics (you name it, i probably thought about it before), good research skills (somehow i was able to learn it) and zero self regulatory mechanisms (which is a no go in most cases). I teach economics, blockchain/cryptocurrencies and a little bit of behavioral finance whenever I get the chance. You can find some useful stuff I bump into during my researches here on this page (so I am basically taking notes for my future self). I may update this page regularly or not, even for once. The future is always ambigious.

Resources

Resources on economics, cryptocurrencies, some coding and tech that may have slipped under the radar.

Economics & Finance

I also have YT playlist to save interesting videos regarding the field which can be accessed via this link for those interested.

Books

• The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest (2022): A book on how the concept of interest evolved through time and the role of central banks throughout the process.

Websites

• Marginal Revolution: A blog by Tylor Cowen, updated frequently with interesting stuff. Mainly about altruism and liberalism. Also has a column on Bloomberg.
• Abnormal Returns: Economics along with politics and finance.
• The Big Picture: B. Ritholtz's blog on economics and finance with news. Also has a column on Bloomberg.

Articles

Blockchain, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain

Bitcoin

Books

• The Bitcoin Standard: Covers the basic history of money and how Bitcoin came into the picture.

Other Cryptos, Metaverse, NFT etc.

Books

• The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything: A book which is designed nicely and covers the imporant stuff along with some basics.

Websites

• BIS Innovation Hub: You may not be a fan of CBDCs but a database to keep an eye on nevertheless.
• Ultrasound.money: The name is obviously misleading but a good site to check how ETH is doing.

Coding and Stuff

R

Websites

• Econometrics with R: An open source book with basic econometrics and their applications in R.
• Getting Started in Data Analysis using Stata and R: Basic topics in econometrics with Stata and R applications (some links don't work).
• Data Analysis and Prediction Algorithms with R: Open source book starting with the basics of R and then econometric topics.
• Flowingdata: Visualization tutorials mainly using R.
• R for Data Science: One of the most famous books regarding R.

Python

Websites

• Kdnuggets: Useful tutorials in Python.
• Machine Learning Mastery: Advanced tutorials in Python along with R and others.
• Econometrics With Python: Econometrics tutorials based on popular textbooks including Gujarati's.

Julia

Websites

• Fast Track to Julia: A basic intro and cheat sheet for Julia if you are familiar with coding.
• Julia Academy: Courses on Julia with a touch of data science.
• Julia: A Concise Tutorial: A book that covers a good deal of programming in Julia.
• A Deep Introduction to Julia for Data Science and Scientific Computing: Step by step instructions from basic setup to using Julia for data science.
• Pluto: An enviornment similar to Anaconda for Julia.

Academic Stuff

Apps to help academics (like it is possible)

• Obsidian: Mind mapping, note taking etc. using Zettelkassen method. Dubbed as a second brain.
• Zotero: Open-source, free bibliography manager. Best one hands down.
• Inoreader: RSS service with a good enough free plan.
• You and Your Research: Transcript of Hamming's speech on academia and science.