ECON 147Computational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering

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

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Introduction to econometric modeling in empirical/computational finance. Focus on study of econometric models and methods to understand financial market dynamics. Review of essential concepts in probability/statistics and time-series econometrics. Investigation of some popular financial econometric models and estimation methods. Review of selected topics in finance, and how to apply econometric methods to analyze and understand empirical properties of financial market data. Analytical problem sets and data exercises to enhance theoretical understandings and practical skills.

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.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 41, 101, 103. Enforced corequisite: course 147L.

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ECON 147L

Requires

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

ECON 147

ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
  - MATH 1Precalculus
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
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
ECON 103Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables1 more beneath
- ECON 103LEconometrics Laboratory
  - ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
  - ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  - MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications2 more beneath
- MATH 170SIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 2: Statistics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
  - MATH 170AProbability Theory I1 more beneath
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
ECON 147LComputational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering Laboratory
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
- ECON 101Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 103Introduction to Econometricsanother path to it

4 direct requisites. Showing 34 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

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

ECON 147

ECON 147LComputational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering Laboratory
- ECON 147Computational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineeringanother 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.

Requires

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

ECON 147

ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
  - MATH 1Precalculus
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
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
ECON 103Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables1 more beneath
- ECON 103LEconometrics Laboratory
  - ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
  - ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  - MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications2 more beneath
- MATH 170SIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 2: Statistics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
  - MATH 170AProbability Theory I1 more beneath
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
ECON 147LComputational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering Laboratory
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
- ECON 101Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 103Introduction to Econometricsanother path to it

4 direct requisites. Showing 34 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

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

ECON 147

ECON 147LComputational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering Laboratory
- ECON 147Computational Finance and Data Analysis for Financial Engineeringanother 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.