Master ECONOMIE

The track in expertise and analysis of economic data teaches research managers to collect, analyze and interpret data to support corporate decision-making.
This master’s degree prepares for professions that require both mastery of technical skills and skills in fields of application.

In the first year of the master's program, students acquire most of the technical skills:

• Collect and produce data; Use document research tools (especially Internet search engines) and various survey techniques for qualitative studies; Build and manage a database, and produce data if needed.
• Gain knowledge about database and data processing software (Python, stata, R, Excel, VBA).
• Process and analyze information. Master economic and statistical modeling techniques (including cross-sectional econometrics, panel data econometrics, time series econometrics, and machine learning).
• Write and present a report demonstrating the relevance of the information gathered, in French or English. Be capable of following up on recommendations.

The second year of the master's degree includes theoretical and applied courses in three areas of expertise:

1. Innovation economics, with a focus on measuring productivity and business performance.
2. Environmental economics, focusing on the management of environmental constraints.
3. International economic expertise to better understand companies' international strategies and their competitive environment (exchange rates, country risk, direct foreign investment).

Technical skills are complemented by a unit that teaches quantitative techniques such as panel data econometrics and Bayesian estimation methods. Finally, in the second year, students learn project management be completing a year-long project, shared by all students. This project not only teaches the basics of project management, but also provides expertise in impact analysis studies. The year-long project focuses on different themes each year.