Writings and Projects

Here listed are some of the longer writings / projects I have done in the past. Some of them lean more practical, some of them less so. Most of them are written and compiled in LaTeX so they are visually organized.

Thesis

The provisional title of my thesis is 'Debt Monetization and Inflation in Comparative Perspective, France & Germany: 1914 — 1926.' Building on this Franco-German comparative analysis, I expand the study's scope to encompass a broader set of European countries, particularly focusing on neutral states such as the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden during the war period. Through this expanded comparative framework, I examine the striking disconnect between financial market conditions and fiscal policy choices and their surprisingly limited influence on price stability across these economies. This research challenges the conventional wisdom regarding monetary and fiscal policy effectiveness, demonstrating that even prudent financial management and fiscal discipline in neutral European states proved insufficient to maintain price stability in the face of severe wartime supply shocks. The findings suggest a fundamental reassessment of how we understand the relationship between fiscal discipline, sound central bank policy, and inflation control during periods of extreme economic disruption.

Programming

I have built a French vocabulary dictionary documentation tool using Python with the help of Claude to query LLMs and add these queried vocabs into a LaTeX file that can be compiled and displayed for review purposes. Furthermore, it offers exports integration with Anki so you can study them all very easily! If I were to find the time, I can extend language support to be more expansive. It should be relatively straightforward for major languages that are in Latin alphabets.

I have also built this natural language calendar assistant to solve the annoying problem of manually entering calendar events. Using Python and Claude, I built a desktop app that lets you create calendar events just by typing them naturally (like "Team lunch next Tuesday at noon") or by dropping in photos of event invitations. The app automatically processes everything and creates proper calendar events in all operating systems. I was tired of clicking through multiple fields just to add simple events, and I figured others might find this useful too!