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Yong Cai

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ECON 709
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Very good! You can tell he's new; there were myriad typos in his lecture notes, and the homework problems were very easy. But those lecture notes were great nonetheless! Thorough, easy to follow, with numerous helpful example problems. Feel like I learned a lot from him.
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Classes with Yong Cai

ECON 709

Economic Statistics and Econometrics I

3–4 credits

Introduction to economic statistics and econometrics, covering probability, inference, and regression.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Yong Cai provides thorough, easy-to-follow lecture notes with helpful examples, leading students to feel they learned a lot. However, his materials contain numerous typos, and the homework problems are reported as very easy.

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025
ECON 726

Applications of Machine Learning in Economics

3 credits

ECON 726 teaches the application of machine learning techniques to economic research, focusing on causal inference and policy estimation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Yong CaiJack Porter

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

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Fall 2026ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2026ECON 726Applications of Machine Learning in Economics

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