Machine Learning for Economists

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Overview

Subject area

ECON

Catalog Number

81230

Course Title

Machine Learning for Economists

Department(s)

Description

Recent developments in artificial intelligence and constantly growing computationalpower provide economists with unprecedented capacities for the data analysis. This course provides a broad overview of numerical methods at the intersection ofmathematics, statistics and computer science that constitute the workhorse of themodern data analytics. In particular, the course provides an introduction to machinelearning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, parallel computing and big datamethods, as well as data manipulation, visualization, presentation and interpretation techniques. The studied applications are not limited to conventional econometric regressions models but contain some prominent examples from computer science,such as recognition of handwritten numbers. The course also introduces students to programming in Python with the emphasis on economic applications.

Typically Offered

Offer as needed

Academic Career

Graduate School Graduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

030895

Course Schedule