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Research School of Economics · ANU College of Business and Economics
This course teaches data and computing skills with applications in economics. On the economics side, the course will explore a sample of economic problems using data and basic quantative techniques, such as visualization and descriptive statistics. Possible topics include changes in the distribution of wealth, income inequality, the size of cities, patterns of trade, demographics, asset returns, credit and default risk and so on. On the technical side the course will teach basic programming within a problem solving framework applicable to the economic and business modelling. There will be an emphasis on designing and writing correct code. Modern program language design concepts will also be taught.
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