ECN-331 Empirical Methods in Economics

GER: WR (Writing-Research Intensive)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar, ECN-111, MTH-145 or MTH-150, and ECN-120 or MTH-120 or MTH-340
Introduction to the methods of preparing and analyzing data for economic research. Students become familiar with the basic empirical methods used by economists, particularly regression analysis. Each student will conduct an independent empirical research project. Computer software packages used extensively. 4 credits.