ECON/FIN 291G — Quant Lab Seminar

Offered exclusively on a credit/no credit basis. Open only to IBS students. Enrollment is limited; signature of the instructor is required. Yields one-fourth course credit. May be repeated for credit as the seminar topic varies.

Students will learn the basics of a programming language and its applications for data analytics in economics, business and finance. The course is graded on the basis of a final project that requires original coding to solve a particular problem or to analyze an original data set. Students are expected to attend class, watch tutorial videos, complete problem sets and work on the final project. Usually offered every year.
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