Applied Econometrics and Forecasting

Overview

Objectives

The Applied Econometrics and Forecasting program at ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management aims to educate specialised staff of financial institutions, companies, and other public and private organisations that use the analysis and processing of data as a support for decision-making, as well as university professors and researchers.

To this end, it aims to develop the ability to integrate theoretical and empirical knowledge critically and creatively, and to familiarise students with various IT programmes for quantitative analysis

Why Master in Applied Econometrics and Forecasting @ISEG Lisbon?

• ISEG pioneered the teaching of Econometrics, over 50 years ago, thus has a long tradition in teaching this subject.

• The vast majority of ISEG’s faculty has carried out internationally-recognized research with publications in the most highly ranked Econometrics and Statistics journals.

• The Masters in Applied Econometrics and Forecasting develops skills to integrate theoretical and empirical knowledge critically and creatively, and to familiarize students with various IT programs for quantitative analysis.

• Designed for specialized staff of financial institutions, companies, and other public and private organizations that use the analysis and processing of data as a support for decision-making.

• The Winner of the Bank of Portugal Prize for Best Dissertation using Portuguese data (for years 2017 and 2018) is a graduate from the Masters in Applied Econometrics and Forecasting.

Employment

MEAP graduates are employed in:

• Public sector economic research and statistics department;

• Private sector economic research and planning departments;

• Banking and Insurance;

• Higher and Secondary Education;

• Research;

• Consulting Firms.