ECON 522

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6
Applied Machine Learning in Economics

Credit: 4 hours.

Overview of different concepts, techniques, and algorithms in machine learning with a view towards applications in economics. Topics covered include regression, classification, model selection, predictive accuracy such as regularized regression, decision trees, boosting, support vector machines, and neural networks. Students acquire the skills to apply basic machine learning methods to solve economics problems.

Prerequisite: ECON 500 and either ECON 502 or ECON 508.

ECON 522 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
77837
Lecture-Discussion
M1
2:00PM -3:20PM
TR
119 David Kinley Hall
Bilias, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Restriction(s):
Restricted to MS:Economics:Policy Econ -UIUC.
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