Pawan
Data Analyst & Researcher
7+ years translating complex Indian survey data into policy-relevant insights โ specialising in agricultural, labour, and fiscal economics with R and Quarto.
What I Do
Combining rigorous survey methodology with modern data science tools to produce reproducible, policy-relevant research for India.
Advanced econometric modelling, hypothesis testing, regression, and causal inference using R and Python on Indian survey microdata.
End-to-end survey operations โ questionnaire design, ODK/SurveyCTO digital data collection, CAPI protocols, and field quality assurance.
Publication-quality charts with ggplot2, interactive ggiraph, Shiny dashboards, and reproducible Quarto reports for web and print.
PLFS, NSS, Union Budget, MOSPI, and DGCI&S datasets. Deep expertise in agricultural, labour market, fiscal, and trade analytics.
Fully documented pipelines with version control, Quarto books/websites, and APA-formatted academic publications from a single source.
Automated data collection from government portals using Python Selenium, rvest, and Bash scripts for Linux-based workflow automation.
Recent Work
A selection of recent analysis, data journalism, and open-source R tools.
A data-driven analysis of India's merchandise trade trajectory โ interactive ggiraph charts and gt tables from HS code classified DGCI&S data 1997โ2025.
Read article โPractical guide to arranging multiple ggplot2 panels into publication-quality figures using three popular R packages โ with working code for every approach.
Read post โCore R Toolkit
The packages and workflows I use daily for Indian economic research.
Lightning-fast processing of PLFS and NSS microdata โ millions of rows in seconds with concise grouped aggregation syntax.
Grammar-of-graphics charting for static publication output and interactive SVG tooltips for web reports.
Single-source reproducible documents rendered to HTML, PDF, and Word โ from blog posts to full 18-chapter textbooks.
Interactive dashboards for GST trends, labour market analysis, and agricultural commodity price tracking.
Publication-quality HTML and LaTeX tables with conditional formatting, colour scales, and source notes.
Compose complex multi-panel ggplot2 figures with custom layouts, shared legends, and annotation.
Let's Collaborate
Open to survey research projects, data analysis consulting, academic support, and policy research collaborations across India.