ECON 140

Computational Methods for Economists

Economics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Introduction to variety of computational methods used in economics. Use of Python and numerical techniques to solve models in macroeconomics and finance, microeconomics, and econometrics. Students should be familiar with scientific programming language such as R or MATLAB but are not required to know Python.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 101, 102, 103, Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 33A, 33B. Enforced corequisite: course 140L.

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ECON 140L

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

ECON 140

ECON 101Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theory
  - ECON 1Principles of Economics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

ECON 140

ECON 140LComputational Methods for Economists Laboratory
- ECON 140Computational Methods for Economistsanother path to it

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.