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Develop a range of forecasting skills to become an effective forecaster in both the private and public sectors. Focus on the acquisition of time series data that comes from a number of government and semi-private websites, and on the three most popular econometric techniques used in forecasting: univariate, vector autoregressive (VAR) and vector error correction (VECM) models.
Sophie McKee is a PhD student and instructor in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University. She is also a research assistant for the Center for Risk-Based Community Planning, modeling the impact of major natural disasters on a local economy. She is originally from France, and worked for more than ten years in the private sector (engineering and finance) in France and Germany before moving to the United States. Her interests are public policy, health, and environmental economics. She is delighted to share her interests with her students!
