Nov 15, 2025  
2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog 
  
2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog

ECON 427 - Introduction to Econometrics II: Prediction and Causal Inference


Credits: 3

Prediction types, error measures, training and test data, cross validation, machine learning, regression trees, random forests, boosting, classification, forecasting time series, modelbased versus design-based causality, potential outcomes framework, matching, difference-in-differences, panel data, synthetic controls.

Prerequisites: ECON 425  (with a minimum grade of B- or better).
Grade Option: A-F only.
General Education Designation(s): DS