02 Session in February 2020
Online learning: “Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems”
This online course, taught by Raj Chetty, discusses using big data to solve economic problems. It’s targeted at someone without a background in economics or statistics, and is offered through Opportunity Insights in collaboration with Harvard University
Read MoreOnline Course: Development Economics
This course in Development Economics from Marginal Revolution surveys most of the major topics in development, including the following: Geography and Development; Food and Agricultural Productivity; Water Economics; Economic Growth; Bottlenecks, Linkages and Intermediate Goods; Productivity of Firms; Trade; Property Rights; Corruption; Foreign Aid; Finance, Growth, and the Poor; Poverty and Behavior; Health; Education; Politics, Democracy, and War; Migration; and Population and Environment.
You can take the whole course, or just watch the lectures that interest you.
Read MoreOnline Training: IMF “Macroeconometric Forecasting”
This online IMF course in macroeconometric forecasting, offered this year from January 15 to April 15, operates as the fundamental course for further in-person training opportunities in macroeconometric analyses. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2020.
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