INNER JOIN:

A Functional Repository

INNER//JOIN serves as a functional repository for the various different writings and analysis by Thomas Luebke (me) as a dumping ground for grad school reports, relevant work artifacts, previous research, ramblings, and ad-hoc analyses. Some of the content as it exists is an abridged version of the initial piece.

An inner join is a SQL-syntax data transformation used to integrate two data tables based on the aspects they have in common— think of this pictorially represented by the overlapping section of a Venn Diagram. Different content pieces about the environment, real estate, trade, blockchain, policy, artificial intelligence, science etc may seem disparate, but a commonality exists through them all, as they can be assessed and compartmentalized via the economic lens of analysis. They are inherently inter-related, as they are affected by the choices individuals make under perpetual resource pressure. With regards to all these topics, individuals were inclined to make some decisions that had effects reaching across different systems, usually unknowingly to those decisionmakers. Economics offers a salient throughline for all these topics. It is with this lens that we can assess the world around us and make prudent judgements and positive improvements to such far reaching aspects of our everyday lives.

There are three main types of content that are shared on this site; long-form reports, shorter, more focused-write ups (AD//HOC), and data visualizations. These works help cover different subject areas on varying levels of specificity and rigor. This website serves as a holding ground; the objectivity and accuracy for specific content pieces may vary. All works cited is property of the respective authors.

With regards to the content on this site, steal all you can steal and use all you can use.

Thomas Luebke is an alumni of Virginia Tech and received a Masters in Applied Economics from Boston College in 2023. He currently serves as an economist for Prysm Group.

“An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.”
E.F. Schumacher