How to Desaturate Figures for Publication using R
February 25, 2020
Many academic journals require figures in greyscale. This can be done relatively simply by printing to PDF as greyscale; however, this doesn’t give you a) a way to preview what the resulting figure will look like and b) much control over the process of desaturation. If you’re making figures in R, this process is almost as easy as the more simplistic print to PDF method.
Total Local Governments, 2017
January 31, 2020
2017 Census of Governments
How I Record Lectures
January 19, 2020
I am teaching online again and that means recording audio lectures. A lot has changed (or I perceive it to have changed) since the last time I did this so I endeavored to find a way to record/edit all my lectures on an iPad Pro. To be clear, I made this harder on myself by restricting everything to be done on an iPad. But I want something reasonably portable in case I need to record on the go.
Recent Work
- “Political Fragmentation & Economic Growth in U.S. Metropolitan Areas.” Journal of Urban Affairs Abstract pdf
- “State Preemption of Local Laws: Origins and Modern Trends“ Abstract pdf
- “The Fiscal Impacts of Urban Sprawl: Evidence from U.S. County Areas.” Public Budgeting & Finance 39 (4): 3-27. Abstract pdf
- “Local Government Fragmentation: What Do We Know?” State and Local Government Review 51 (2): 134-144. Abstract pdf
Current Teaching
- PSPA 611: Public Revenue Analysis and Financial Management, March–May 2020. coming soon
- PSPA 611: Public Revenue Analysis and Financial Management (Online), January–March 2020. now on
- PSPA 723: Seminar in Administrative Theory, August–December 2019. completed