ECONOMICS

ECON-896 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring Course Level: Graduate

Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6) Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Restriction: PhD program.

ECON-896-001

Term: Fall 2018 Regular Term

Course Level: Graduate

Section Title: Seminar in Econ Forecasting

Seminar in Economic Forecasting (3) This course examines the econometric techniques used to study time series data with applications to forecasting in macroeconomics. The course equips students with the tools they need for conducting state-of-the-art research on economic forecasting and prepares students for their PhD dissertation by analyzing selected recent works in economic forecasting. Prerequisite: ECON-824.

ECON-896-001

Term: Spring 2018 Regular Term

Course Level: Graduate

Section Title: Info-Theoretic Modeling/Infer

Information-Theoretic Modeling and Inference (3) This course deals with the basics of information-theoretic methods of modeling and inference. It lies at the intersection of mathematical modeling, decision making under uncertainty statistical inference, econometrics, and information theory.