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  1. 🚀 Aww! It's so good when the promise of open source delivers and when the community starts contributing. Bruno Cavalcante found a small but impossible-to-find-otherwise typo in my R package bsvars 💝 submitted a PR, and it's all fixed now! Thanks, Bruno! ✨ github.com/bsvars/bsvars/pull/

  2. 💛❤️ Awww It's finally out! Our presentation on bsvars.org design concept in which @adamwang15.bsky.social talks about the main design features for our packages!

    youtube.com/watch?v=Gmd7x0gwS7U

  3. Hey hey! My new package 'bpvars' is on CRAN now!

    It's for Forecasting with Bayesian Panel Vector Autoregressions

    doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.

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  4. Our new R package 📦 StealLikeBayes is a Compendium of Bayesian Statistical Routines Written in C++ and a collaborative effort.

    🤝 Join us! More details coming soon!

    bsvars.org/StealLikeBayes/

  5. ❤️ our new package 📦 StealLikeBayes is out on CRAN now!

    It's a Compendium of Bayesian Statistical Routines Written in C++

    doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.

  6. Hey hey! 🖤🩷

    The video on macro analyses using the R package bsvarSIGNs by Adam is now publicly available! Have a look!

    Thank you Dariia and Workshops for Ukraine! 💙💛

    🎦 youtu.be/zjjM0l2r6gM

  7. 💖 WOOOHOOO!!! 💝 The {bsvars} package has just reached 20K DOWNLOADS! 🎀 Thank you so SO much! ✨

    Watch this space! More great things are coming up soon!

  8. ⚠️ Publication alert! ⚠️ The methodological paper for the bsvars package has just been accepted for publication in the Journal of Econometrics! 📄 Here's it's author's accepted manuscript: doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2404.11

    Watch this space! 👀 Lot's of goodies coming up! 🌟

  9. 🚀 When did that happen?! ✨ Packages bsvars and bsvarSIGNs have reached 2️⃣0️⃣K downloads on CRAN!

    Thank you so much, everybody! ❤️💛

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  10. 🦘bsvars.org design concept pt. 4 🐨

    🐋 Once you work with Bayesian structural dynamic non-linear system modelling everything takes a while! So, we delegate EVERYTHING to much faster C++ code! 🦈

    🌐 bsvars.org/

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  11. 🖤 bsvars.org design concept pt. 3 💜

    ⭐ We use RcppArmadillo for linear algebra because we found it very fast on matrix operations and RNGs, well-documented, easy to use in packages. We 🖤 it! Seriously!

    🌐 bsvars.org/

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  12. 💛 bsvars.org design concept pt. 2 ❤️

    ⭐ We implemented C++ code using Rcpp and could not be more glad about that! It's a fantastic facility with many functionalities.

    ✨ And it seems that @eddelbuettel is answering all Rcpp questions the following Canadian morning, which is so great!

    🌐 bsvars.org/

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  13. 🚀 in the nearest posts we'll present the design concept behind the R packages 📦 @bsvars 🚀

    Our driving principle was: SPEED :cpp_language: and CONVENIENCE :rstats:

    Stay tuned for more!

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  14. 🚀 Exciting news! 😎 Our package bvarPANELs becomes bpvars! 👀

    More updates coming up soon!

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  15. Check out our presentation about

    🌟 bsvars.org design concept ✨

    🌐 bsvars.org/2025-06-iifosf/

  16. Hey hey! @bsvars is out at the IIF Workshop on Open Source Forecasting in Beijing where Adam is presenting

    ✨ bsvars.org design concept ⭐

    Stay tuned!

  17. I've prepared a cool figure of @bsvars packages cumulative downloads timeline, so I'm sharing 💝💖

    bsvars.org/

  18. New exciting developments are coming up soon in the bsvars.org space! 💖💛 A vignette on arxiv comes first 🌟

    arxiv.org/abs/2410.15090

  19. Uuu! Have a look at what's coming up next in the R package bsvars 💝💖

    I have received really a lot of messages from users asking about or requesting this feature and here it comes! 💘 For all models ❤️💛

    github.com/bsvars/bsvars/pull/

  20. This is so cool!✨ Historical decomposition in the bsvars ❤️💛 and bsvarSIGNs 🖤💜 packages are fixed now! 🐛

    Adam spotted a mistake in the C++ code for historical decompositions that was giving us some headache - and triggered many comments from the users - and submitted a Pull Request fixing some indices. Thank you Adam! 🚀⭐

    github.com/bsvars/bsvars/pull/

  21. Hey, please have a look at the presentation slides from Adam's yesterday's Workshop for Ukraine! Lots of good material here: bsvars.org/2025-03-bsvarSIGNs-

  22. TODAY! Join us for the *Introduction to Empirical Macroeconomics with R* workshop by Adam Wang presenting our {bsvarSIGNs} package 🖤💜 using examples about:

    📈 Australian monetary policy analysis
    😺 optimism shock

    Time: today at 2 pm CET
    Registration: following directions at sites.google.com/view/dariia-m

    This is part of the fantastic Workshops for Ukraine! 💙💛

  23. Hey! Join us for tomorrow's Workshop for Ukraine 💙💛 with Adam's presentation on *Introduction to Empirical Macroeconomics with R* using our {bsvarSIGNs} package!🖤💜

    Register following directions at: sites.google.com/view/dariia-m

    See you then!

  24. Look at the cool new hex logo of the R package bvarPANELs 🖤💙

    Forecasting with Bayesian Hierarchical Panel Vector Autoregressions 📈📉

    🌐 website: bsvars.org/bvarPANELs/
    🏧 repo github.com/bsvars/bvarPANELs
    🫐 bsvars: bsvars.org/

  25. There's a new package in da house! 💥💫 Meet bvarPANELs for Forecasting with Bayesian Hierarchical Panel Vector Autoregressions 🖤💙🤍

    🏧 Install from GitHub: github.com/bsvars/bvarPANELs
    🐦‍⬛ See its functionality: bsvars.org/2025-03-bvarPANELs-
    🫐 A member of the bsvars family: bsvars.org/

  26. Have a look at the newest slides from Xiaolei Wang's presentation of our R package bsvarSIGNs 🖤💜 for the Statistical Society of Australia

    bsvars.org/2025-02-DiCook/

  27. Alright! Tomasz' @tomaszwozniak workshop on Structural and Predictive Macro Analyses using the R Package bsvars ❤️💛 for the Workshops for Ukraine 💙💛 has just been released on youtube:
    youtube.com/watch?v=2iO0yrD0EtU

    It's good! 💝💖

  28. Here's another workshop by Adam Xiaolei Wang presenting our R package bsvarSIGNs 🖤💜 for Workshops for Ukraine! 💙💛

    Save the date, March 20, and register! sites.google.com/view/dariia-m

    See you then!

  29. Hey hey! This seminar begins in 1h! Join us! 💜🖤

    Adam Xiaolei Wang will present the bsvarSIGNs package with application to Australian monetary policy!

    fosstodon.org/@fontikar/113796

  30. We're super happy to announce the bsvarSIGNs package version 2.0 🚀

    And the beautiful vignette by Adam Wang & @tomaszwozniak in it! 📄

    It's on CRAN now: doi.org/10.32614/CRAN.package.

  31. 💓 Coding Bayesian structural multivariate dynamic models, where each of the adjectives adds up to computational complexity, requires the best solutions, so…

    💗 I decided that combining the best of the two worlds, fast computations with C++ and the ease of data analysis with R, is the way to go.

  32. Luis asked why have I chosen to develop packages for Bayesian SVARs in R. This is why:

    💝 I really like the format of R packages how it’s standardised and checked at the CRAN assuring quality.

    💖 R was missing tools for SVARs and particularly on Bayesian SVARs. There were some such packages, but the literature and users’ needs are much broader.

    💘 The core code for most of algorithms in our packages is written in C++ which is much faster.

    👇

  33. What a summer! It's been happening in the bsvars.org verse!

    3. Something really interesting is coming up! 🖤🎀

  34. What a summer! It's been happening in the bsvars.org verse!

    2. Tomasz @tomaszwozniak gave four presentations during his Polish tour! So, if you're keen on reading about some good macroeconometrics in Polish, that's it!

    💝 Cracow University of Economics bsvars.org/2024-12-uek/
    💖 University of Warsaw bsvars.org/2024-12-uwwne/
    💘 SGH Warsaw School of Economics bsvars.org/2024-12-sgh/

  35. This is amazing and incredible! 🖤🩷 Adam Xiaolei Wang has won the 𝔻𝕚 ℂ𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕊𝕠𝕗𝕥𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝔸𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 for our 𝗥 package 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝘀 😍💖 We're so happy and honoured! Thank you Statistical Society of Australia, Di Cook, and the award committee!

    We are celebrating 🏧 but tomorrow we keep working on bettering it even further! More info at bsvars.org/

  36. Oh WOW! F4SG has released the video recording of the presentation! 💖💝 Fantastic! 2h of good work on predictive analyses with Bayesian structural VARs! 👀👂

    youtube.com/watch?v=QT02OTZWW14

  37. It feels so good to give a presentation for Forecasting for Social Good 😺😻

    Have a look at the slides for my presentation 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙨𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙨𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙨 bsvars.org/2024-12-F4SG

    And thanks so much to everybody who joined! 🩷💛 🖤🩷

  38. Coming up soon! A presentation of my 𝗥 packages 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘀 and 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝘀 for 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕊𝕠𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕕! Join us!

    I love the movement and the IJF editors statement. And I'm working to answer the call.

    So, this is my first chance!

  39. Oh fun! ...you can set the handle for ones blue sky profile to your registered domain! 🦋💖

    See you at @bsvars.org

    bsky.app/profile/bsvars.org

  40. Working with exogenous variables and deterministic terms in Structural Vector Autoregressions identified by sign, zero, AND narrative restrictions?

    - Yes, please, and you're welcome! You just need our 𝗥 package 𝗥 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝘀!

    github.com/bsvars/bsvarSIGNs/i

  41. Scenario analysis a la Juan Antolín-Díaz, Ivan Petrella, Rubio-Ramírez (2021, JME)? YES! Gianni shows how to do it using the estimation output from our 𝗥 package 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝘀! How cool is that?!

    github.com/bsvars/bsvarSIGNs/i
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2020

  42. This is huge! A vignette for the 𝗥 package 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘀 is finally out! And it's good!! (if you ask me 😉 )

    It will be featured in the upcoming version of the package - soon on CRAN!

    arxiv.org/abs/2410.15090

  43. A new version 1.0.1 of the 𝗥 package 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝘀 has just landed on 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽! JUHU! 🖤💜

    We improved the 𝙲++ code so it passes the strictest checks! 😼 We also improved the documentation and examples there 😽

  44. Look at that! Version 2.0.0 of the 𝗥 package 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘀 has a new 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 routine facilitating alternative workflows also using the |> pipe.

    Code according to your style and needs:

    - get everything under control 🤖
    - jump straight to the results 👾
    - separate the estimation from the analysis! 👽

  45. Hey, a new version 2.0.0. of my 𝗯𝘀𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘀 package has lots of new options, such as functions for predictive and structural analyses. But it also comes with a new 𝗽𝗸𝗴𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 website! 🕸️📦💯

    bsvars.github.io/bsvars/