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BerkeleyX: Fundamentals of Economics

Learn the basic concepts of economics through Data Science applications and Python programming. This is the first of a three course series.

Fundamentals of Economics
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5–10 hours per week
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Fundamentals of Economics

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This introductory course in Data Science and Economics is based on a Connector Course taught at UC Berkeley as a Connector between the field of Economics and the popular Introduction to Data Science Course. In this first course we cover Demand, Supply , Equilibrium, and Taxes.

This course is of interest to the growing number of students interested in the overlap between Economics and Data Science. The course gives learners a chance to apply programming approaches to economics concepts and gives economics students a chance to strengthen programming skills.

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  • Understand basic concepts of Economics through programming
  • Visualize Demand and Supply curves as deriving from Data
  • Be able to code and solve simple equations in Python
  • Able to graph basic equations used in microeconomics
  • Applications/ Illustrations from topics in the fields of Economics

This course is part of DATA 88EX: Economic Models with Python Professional Certificate Program

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3 skill-building courses
Self-paced
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3 months
5 - 10 hours per week

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