Computing for Economists (CIDER STARS)

Organized and taught six sessions for CIDER STARS fellows, focusing on computing skills for economists. Sessions targeted pre-doctoral and early-career scholars.

Instructor: Lars Vilhuber; Laurel Krovetz

Term: Fall

Location: Various

Time: Irregular

Schedule

Week Date Topic Materials
1 TBD Introduction to Computing

Overview and setup

2 TBD Data Management

Best practices for economists

3 TBD Reproducibility

Tools and workflows

4 TBD Programming for Economists

Python, R, Stata basics

5 TBD Advanced Topics

Specialized computing tasks

6 TBD Wrap-up and Q&A

Final session, open questions