ECON 140Computational Methods for Economists
Economics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
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.
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Requisites: courses 101, 102, 103, Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, 33A, 33B. Enforced corequisite: course 140L.
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ECON 140
- ECON 101Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 102Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 2Principles of Economics
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
- MATH 1Precalculus
- ECON 103Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- ECON 103LEconometrics Laboratory
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
- MATH 170SIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 2: Statistics
- ECON 140LComputational Methods for Economists Laboratory
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
- MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
- MATH 33BDifferential Equations
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