Data Science for Economists

UC Berkeley, Spring 2026

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Week 1: Introduction

Tue, Jan 20
Lecture 1 Slides
Notebook Crypto
Notebook DSL in NetworkX
Reading Chapter 2
Thu, Jan 22
Lecture 2 Slides
Notebook VibeCession

Week 2: Pandas and API

Tue, Jan 27
Lecture 3 Slides
Discussion 1Pandas
Notebook JapanJan26
Notebook ETD Blank
Notebook ETD Example
Notebook ETD Analyst
Thu, Jan 29
Lecture 4 Slides
Lab 1Pandas
Notebook Dewey Data
Notebook FOMC_Reading

Week 3: FRED API & Pandas

Tue, Feb 03
Lecture 5 Slides
Discussion 2
Notebook UCB Majors
Notebook EIA API
Thu, Feb 05
Lecture 6
Project 1County GDP

Week 4: Surveys and RCTs

Tue, Feb 10
Lecture 7
Discussion 3
Thu, Feb 12
Lecture 8
Lab 3Surveys and RCT

Week 5: Visualization

Tue, Feb 17
Lecture 9
Discussion 4
Thu, Feb 19
Lecture 10
Lab 4Visualization

Week 6: Visualization and Mapping

Tue, Feb 24
Lecture 11
Discussion 5
Thu, Feb 26
Lecture 12
Lab 5Dubai
Project 2Mariel Boatlift

Week 7: SQL

Tue, Mar 03
Lecture 13
Discussion 6
Thu, Mar 05
Lecture 14
Lab 6SQL

Week 8: Econometrics

Tue, Mar 10
Lecture 15
Discussion 7
Thu, Mar 12
Lecture 16
Lab 7Metrics: Card and Kreuger

Week 9: Survival Analysis

Tue, Mar 17
Lecture 17
Discussion 8
Thu, Mar 19
Lecture 18
Lab 8Survival

Week 10

Tue, Mar 24
Lecture 19
Thu, Mar 26
Spring Break

Week 11: Time Series

Tue, Mar 31
Spring Break
Discussion 9
Thu, Apr 02
Lecture 20
Lab 9Time Series

Week 12

Tue, Apr 07
Lecture 21
Discussion 10
Thu, Apr 09
Midterm Week
Project 3Project 3

Week 13: Machine Learning

Tue, Apr 14
Lecture 22
Discussion 11
Thu, Apr 16
Lecture 23
Lab 10Lab 10

Week 14: Machine Learning

Tue, Apr 21
Lecture 24
Discussion 12
Thu, Apr 23
Lecture 25
Lab 11Lab 11

Week 15: AI

Tue, Apr 28
Lecture 26
Discussion 13
Thu, Apr 30
Lecture 27

Week 16

Tue, May 05
Lecture 28
Thu, May 07
RRR Week

Week 17

Tue, May 12
RRR Week
Thu, May 14
Finals Week

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