Sebastian Fossati Pereira, PhD, MA, BS
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - Economics Dept
- sfossati@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3127
- Address
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7-11 Tory (H.M.) Building
11211 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H4
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Time Series Econometrics Forecasting Empirical Macroeconomics
About
PhD, University of Washington, 2010
MA, University of Washington, 2006
Licenciado en Economia, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, 2003
Research
ualberta.ca/~sfossati/research.html
Courses
ECON 493 - Economic Forecasting
Statistical methods for modeling and forecasting trends, seasonal, and cyclical components; ARMA models; regression models; forecast evaluation; and forecasting in the presence of unit roots. Prerequisites: ECON 109 and ECON 399.
ECON 497 - Econometric Methods
Econometric problems and techniques with emphasis on regression methods and hypothesis testing. Single equation techniques and introduction to simultaneous equation systems. Matrix algebra is used extensively. Prerequisites: ECON 109, ECON 386, 387 and 399 or equivalent. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ECON 481 and 482. Not open to students with credit for ECON 408. Credit will not be granted for both ECON 497 and 400. Restricted to Economics Honors students, or Consent of the Department.
ECON 500 - Selected Topics in Economics
Content varies from year to year. Topics announced prior to registration period. Additional prerequisites may be required; consult the department for further information.
ECON 593 - Prediction and Machine Learning for Economics
Statistical methods for modeling and forecasting economic data. Topics may include data wrangling and exploration, visualization, cross-validation, regression models, machine learning methods, classification, predictive analytics, and forecasting with time series data.