STAT 17

• Introduction to statistical methods as practiced in business and economics. Topics include descriptive methods, probability, random variables, expected values, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, one- and two-sample problems, power and sample size calculations, correlation, and simple linear regression.

• Overview and basic training in statistical programs used in the economics major. Introduces students to basic data analysis workflow. 

ECON 100A

• Covers major theoretical issues arising in the study of resource allocation, the function of markets, consumer behavior, and the determination of price, output, and profits in competitive, monopolistic, and oligopolistic market structures. Also considers issues of welfare and public policy.

ECON 113

• Practical methods for organizing and analyzing economic data, testing economic hypotheses, and measuring economic relationships. Regression analysis is the main empirical method, and basic statistical and probability theory is included. Students gain hands-on computer experience with an econometric software package.

ECON 124

• Introduction to machine learning from the perspective of economics. Students are introduced to modern estimation methods for high-dimensional data, which are illustrated through applications to causal inference and prediction problems in economics, business, and related fields. Students gain experience working with these methods through programming assignments. The course focuses on methodology and its practical application and culminates in an empirical project in which students apply course concepts to real-world data.

ECON 135

• An analysis of the financial policies of business enterprises. Topics include cash flow analysis, stock and bond valuation, asset pricing models, capital budgeting, financial market institutions, and financial planning.

ECON 161A

• The evolution of markets and marketing; market structure; marketing costs and efficiency; public and private regulation; the development of marketing programs, including decisions involving products, price, promotional distribution.