NABE Education

Applied Econometrics

Build practical econometric skills for business analysis, forecasting, and decision-making.

Stay at the top of your game by enrolling in NABE’s Applied Econometrics Certificate Program.

For more than a decade, business economists and analysts have flocked to this popular offering from NABE to acquire the analytical tools needed to produce actionable results for their employers. If your company relies on your analysis for planning and decision-making, earn NABE’s Applied Econometrics Certificate and enhance your ability to add value in your workplace.

The Applied Econometrics Certificate Program is not like academic econometric courses, which are often long on theory and short on practical applications. This program emphasizes business applications of statistical techniques and covers cutting-edge developments in economic methodologies and quantitative analysis.

This offering is a major element of NABE’s Certified Business Economist program, the certification in applied economics and data analytics. More information

The course covers the essentials of econometric methods and provides practice with hands-on applications using EViews econometric software. Participants will gain experience with this powerful statistical software through empirical exercises involving econometric testing and estimation procedures. Complimentary trial versions of EViews are available to all participants.

Topics Covered

  • Econometric structural models
  • Dummy indicator variables
  • Diagnostics of structural models
  • Omitted variables bias and instrumental variables estimation
  • Nonlinear models
  • Probit/logit models
  • Censored response models
  • Analysis of panel and longitudinal data
  • Multi-equation model applications
  • Conditional forecasts and evaluation
  • Panel data methods
  • Determining causal effects
  • Smoothing and seasonal adjustment
  • Prediction with distributed lag models, including an introduction to machine learning

For more information, view the Course Table of Contents.

At a minimum, participants should have a background in economic theory and statistical methods, as this course is comprehensive. Experience in the use of mathematics, statistics, and regression analysis in economic research is also helpful. Empirical examples from economics and finance are used in the lectures and student exercises to provide practice with data and problems that are typical in economic and business analysis.

Registration Details

Early-Bird Rates

NABE Member*: $1,600
U.S. Government Employee: $1,675
Non-Member*: $1,750

Early-Bird Deadline: September 11, 2026
Add $100 if registering after September 11. Add $175 if registering after October 5. Registration closes on October 14, 2026.

*Add $75 for shipment of materials if located outside the U.S.

Upcoming Offering

Live Online

Applied Econometrics
October 20–23 and October 28–30, 2026
1:00 PM–4:30 PM ET
Live Online

Early-Bird Deadline: September 11, 2026

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For future offerings of NABE’s other Certified Business Economist programs, check the CBE calendar.