Apr 23, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog (BETA) 
    

ECON 499 - Capstone: Empirical Analysis


Units: 3
Capstone course in which students complete individual empirical assignments that synthesize and apply their knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics.

Prerequisites:  ECON 300 and ECON 310 and one of ECON 211 or CS 100 or CS 101.
Co-requisites: ECON 380 and ECON 305. 
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. Apply a programming language or statistical software to econometric problems;
  2. Apply econometric techniques to address econometric problems, such as omitted variables, endogeneity, and measurement error;
  3. Apply microeconomic theory in an empirical project. Apply macroeconomic theory in an empirical project.




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