Discover how Artificial Intelligence is transforming economic analysis, forecasting, and policymaking.
📅 Live online ⏱ 2.5 hours 📊 Level: Intermediate 🧑🏫 Basic knowledge of economics and data analysis recommended

✨ What is this workshop about?
This workshop explores the growing role of AI in economics — from enhancing traditional models to enabling more accurate forecasting and data-driven decision-making. You’ll learn how machine learning techniques are applied to economic problems, how NLP is used for analyzing financial reports and policy texts, and how AI tools can assist in simulations and optimization. Through real-world case studies and hands-on coding tasks, this session bridges theory and practice, giving participants valuable insights into the modern economic landscape powered by AI.

🎯 What will you do and learn?
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
• 🧠 Understand the role of AI/ML in modern economic research and analysis
• 📉 Learn how to use regression models, time series, and classification for economic forecasting
• 🔍 Apply NLP to extract insights from economic texts (news, reports, policies)
• 🧮 Explore how AI supports economic modeling, simulations, and agent-based modeling
• 💻 Build a basic predictive model using real-world economic datasets

🧰 Tools & Setup
You will use:
• Python in Google Colab (no installation required)
• Libraries: pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, NLTK, prophet
• Pre-cleaned economic datasets (provided)
• Zoom for live instruction and code walkthrough

👥 Who is this for?
This workshop is ideal for:
• Economics and business students
• Researchers and data analysts in economic policy or finance
• Educators looking to enrich their curriculum with AI applications
• Anyone interested in combining economics and technology

🧑🏫 Facilitator Support
• ✅ Live instructor-led walkthroughs
• ✅ Step-by-step coding sessions
• ✅ Support during exercises via chat and breakout rooms
• ✅ Code notebooks available after the session

🎓 Takeaway & Certificate
• Digital Certificate of Participation
• Downloadable code and economic model examples
• Reading list and tools to deepen AI + economics knowledge

📌 Practical Info
• Format: Live on Zoom.    • Duration: 2.5 hours.      • Language: English.    • Group size: Max 25 participants

Requirements: Basic Python, some understanding of economics/statistics