Master 2025/2026

Forecasting in Economics and Finance

Type: Elective course (Financial Analyst)

Delivered by: HSE Banking Institute

Where: HSE Banking Institute

When: 1 year, 3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 28

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is an introduction to main forecasting techniques used in economics and finance. It covers topics ranging from data collection and preparation to econometrics, general equilibrium and machine learning models used in forecasting. This course is mostly practical, not theoretical, so a significant amount of time will be devoted to application of the models discussed to real data.