This course intends to expose you to the statistical techniques that economists use for esti- mating, testing, and forecasting economic relationships. The emphasis is on understanding the techniques involved and also on what they mean in terms of the economic problem be- ing studied. Successful completion of this course should allow you to (1) read much of the professional empirical literature in economics and (2) be prepared to start doing independent research using economic data. There will be significant emphasis on the use of the statistical softwares.