ECON 484Special Topics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Economics
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Special topics that may vary with individual instructor's areas of research interest.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in 4G-Economics, H-Economics, or H-Mathematical Economics (BA)
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
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Loved this class! Thought the content was really interesting, and you get to do a hands on project near the end.
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Really enjoyed this course! All about understanding the content and the real life applications. Very engaging activities and deliverables.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
6 posts and comments in 3 threads mention ECON 484, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
ECON 407 / ECON 484 2 points, 2 comments
u/TwoAcceptable9056: “… For those that have taken ECON 407 (Francisco Gonzalez) and or ECON 484 (Roy Brouwer), can you tell me how they were for you? Did you enjoy their teaching / content? How was the grading scheme / assessments? …”
u/Extra-Ad-7289: “I think this is the second time water econ is being offered. Seems like a useful but not overly mathematical course. I’m taking it”
u/Extra-Ad-7289: “econ 484 syllabus for w25 is already up in outline.uwaterloo.ca”
Fall 2023
Anyone take Econ 422 machine learning for economists before? 10 points, 5 comments
u/jasmineanime: “… This is the first time machine learning for economists will be offered AS ITS OWN COURSE with Mikko Packalen AS ECON 484. Would love to hear feedback and advice. Edit : THIS COURSE IS NOW CALLED ECON 484 FOR FALL- IT IS NOW ITS OWN COURSE. …”
u/anthony5963: “Are you sure its being offered this fall? I seem to remember having received an email about this, but I can't find it and it doesn't show up on the schedule of all classes...”
u/aYellowMidget: “It's offered this fall under ECON 484. IIRC there are 2 sections for ECON 484, one is water economics and the other is machine learning.”
u/LaApplePear: “Hi did you end up taking the course? How is its difficulty? I'm a CS student but no prior machine learning or ECON experience. Really appreciate if you can share some insight.”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… ECON 361 ECON 371 ECON 391 ECON 393 ECON 401 ECON 407 ECON 421 ECON 451 ECON 456 ECON 472 ECON 484 ECON 487 ECON 491 ECON 600 ECON 601 ECON 606 ECON 621 ECON 655 ECON 673 EFAS 32 EFAS 34 EFAS 36 EFAS 42 EFAS 44 EFAS 46 ELPE 100 EMLS 101R EMLS 102R EMLS 103R EMLS 104R EMLS 110R …”
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