Builder based in Mongolia. Making data accessible, writing about AI and economics, running AUM and Precision Kraft.https://robertritz.com/https://robertritz.com/posts/mongolian-meat-prices-seven-years-later/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/do-families-with-more-children-make-less-money/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/2021-wrap-up/https://robertritz.com/posts/2021-wrap-up/Comparing Mongolian household income brackets and inflation-adjusted wages over 9 years to see if economic progress is real.Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/which-grocery-store-in-ulaanbaatar-is-cheapest/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/what-happens-if-you-pay-people-to-get-married/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/the-rent-is-too-darn-high/https://robertritz.com/posts/the-rent-is-too-darn-high/Calculating Ulaanbaatar's apartment price-to-income ratio and comparing it to cities like New York and San Francisco.Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/mongolia-is-running-on-fumes/https://robertritz.com/posts/mongolia-is-running-on-fumes/Analyzing Mongolia's fuel reserve data to understand the 2021 gasoline shortage and project when reserves might recover.Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/mongolias-150000-license-plate/https://robertritz.com/posts/mongolias-150000-license-plate/How Mongolia's new license plate auction system saw bids reach $150,000 for the number 0001 in less than three hours.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/australias-loss-mongolias-gain-coal/https://robertritz.com/posts/australias-loss-mongolias-gain-coal/How China's trade spat with Australia created an opportunity for Mongolia to increase its coking coal exports.Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/mongolian-electoral-district-analysis-2020/https://robertritz.com/posts/mongolian-electoral-district-analysis-2020/Analyzing demographic and economic data across Mongolia's 2020 parliamentary election districts to understand voter diversity.Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/sqair-air-purifier-real-world-test/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/mongolian-meat-price-time-series-forecast/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/the-ethical-matrix-of-dzud-forecasting/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/the-tsagaan-sar-debt-cycle/https://robertritz.com/posts/the-tsagaan-sar-debt-cycle/Investigating whether Mongolia's lunar new year celebration drives a spike in pension and salary loan issuances each year.Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/mongolias-economic-future-chained-to-china/https://robertritz.com/posts/mongolias-economic-future-chained-to-china/Visualizing Mongolia's export data from 2005-2017 reveals an overwhelming dependence on China as a trading partner.Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/mongolians-are-more-in-debt-than-ever/https://robertritz.com/posts/mongolians-are-more-in-debt-than-ever/Analyzing Mongolia's growing debt levels from 2001-2016, with outstanding loans reaching 12.5 trillion MNT amid a construction boom.Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://robertritz.com/posts/a-first-look-at-mongolian-crime-data/https://robertritz.com/posts/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.Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT