P: E570. An overview of techniques employed in economic model building,  estimation, and usage. Topics covered include single and multi-equation  system estimation, limited dependent variable regression techniques,  hypothesis testing, policy analysis, and forecasting. Various forecasting  techniques are discussed, including smoothing and decomposition methods  and time series analysis. A number of projects are assigned throughout  the semester in order to give the student hands-on experience with the  di
ferent techniques.