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2026

Mongolian Meat Prices, Seven Years Later

In 2019 I wrote about Mongolia's meat prices and made some predictions. Seven years of new data later, let's see what happened.
Are Mongolian Courts Biased? 75,000 Criminal Cases Say Mostly No

I analyzed every criminal court decision on Mongolia's judicial database. Employment status, not gender, is the biggest demographic predictor of sentence severity.

2022

Do families with more children make less money?

Using Mongolia's Household Socioeconomic Survey to examine the relationship between number of children and household income.

2021

2021 Wrap-Up: Are Mongolians richer today than in 2011?

Comparing Mongolian household income brackets and inflation-adjusted wages over 9 years to see if economic progress is real.
Which grocery store in Ulaanbaatar is cheapest?

Analyzing weekly price data from Mongolia's National Statistics Office to compare grocery prices across Ulaanbaatar's markets and supermarkets.
What happens if you pay people to get married?

Mongolia's 2006-2009 cash incentive for marriage tripled the marriage rate, and years later caused a clear spike in divorces.
The rent is too darn high. Right?

Calculating Ulaanbaatar's apartment price-to-income ratio and comparing it to cities like New York and San Francisco.
Mongolia is running on fumes

Analyzing Mongolia's fuel reserve data to understand the 2021 gasoline shortage and project when reserves might recover.
Mongolia's $150,000 license plate

How Mongolia's new license plate auction system saw bids reach $150,000 for the number 0001 in less than three hours.

2020

Is Australia's Loss Mongolia's Gain?

How China's trade spat with Australia created an opportunity for Mongolia to increase its coking coal exports.
Mongolian Electoral District Analysis 2020

Analyzing demographic and economic data across Mongolia's 2020 parliamentary election districts to understand voter diversity.

2019

Sqair Air Purifier Real World Test

A controlled experiment testing the Sqair air purifier's effectiveness at removing PM2.5 pollution from a room in Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolian Meat Price Time Series Forecast

A deep dive into Mongolia's meat prices, examining the roles of exports, animal losses, inflation, and seasonal patterns in driving record prices.
The Ethical Matrix of Dzud Forecasting

Applying an ethical framework to evaluate a livestock mortality index algorithm designed to predict dzud risk across Mongolia's provinces.
The Tsagaan Sar Debt Cycle

Investigating whether Mongolia's lunar new year celebration drives a spike in pension and salary loan issuances each year.

2018

Mongolia's Economic Future is Chained to China

Visualizing Mongolia's export data from 2005-2017 reveals an overwhelming dependence on China as a trading partner.
Mongolians are more in debt now than ever

Analyzing Mongolia's growing debt levels from 2001-2016, with outstanding loans reaching 12.5 trillion MNT amid a construction boom.

2017

A first look at Mongolian crime data

Exploring Mongolia's national crime data through a Google Data Studio dashboard, revealing patterns in crime across the country.

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