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Training Course in Applied Economic Analysis

Organizador:  International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Fecha y ubicación: August 24 - September 4, 2009. International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, USA

Descripción del evento: The objective of the course is to expand participants’ knowledge and skills in applied economic research. Participants will learn to use data analysis and other research methods to analyze issues of interest in the policy, financial or business arena. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply data management techniques to create a data set and draw conclusions
• Apply regression techniques to analyze economic issues and the effects of economic policies, and to examine hypotheses
• Draw on variety of sources to develop background information on an issue of interest
• Structure a brief report summarizing the questions and findings

Who Should Apply:

• Analysts at Nongovernmental Organizations who use data analysis in the development of policy reports
• Government officials from the central or local levels of government who are responsible for producing analytical reports on economic policies or who use analytical reports in the design of policy
• Members of the analytical divisions of banks and non-financial firms who monitor the international economy, the domestic economy, or a particular economic sector
• Managers at firms who need to be versatile in the generation and/or interpretation of analytical reports using economic data
• University faculty who wish to expand their econometrics and research skills

Archivos del evento: 

ISP_SUMMER_TRAINING_2009_BROCHURE_SPANISH.pdf