RSIT Workshop (Uni Tübingen) 2021

A workshop on getting starting with the python programming language with a particular focus on applied economics and working with data.

Note

This will be a dynamic website used to distribute materials and will continuously be updated throughout the workshop. Once the workshop is completed it will be frozen and available for reference.

Topics and Schedule

The workshop program is available for an overview of the schedule

Pre-Workshop Setup:

Please work your way through Getting Setup for the Workshop. This will help you get your computers and environment setup prior to the workshop.

Please let us know if you have any difficulty by raising an issue on the GitHub page or emailing me.

Also, could you please fill in this 5 Question Survey on software use and operating systems for workshop attendees.

Week 1

Date

Time

Topic

Monday, 22nd March

8:00am - 11:30am

Introduction to Python for Economics

13:00 - 16:30pm

Python Language Fundamentals

Tuesday, 23rd March

8:00am - 11:30am

Python Ecosystem and Tools

13:00 - 16:30pm

Working with Data (Pandas)

Thursday, 25th March

9:00 - 10:00am

Q&A / Tutorials

14:00 - 15:00

Q&A / Tutorials

Week 2

Date

Time

Topic

Monday, 29th March

9:00am - 12:30am

Python & Stata16

14:00 - 17:30pm

Working with Data (Pandas II) and Introduction to Web (Scrapping)

Tuesday, 30th March

9:00am - 12:30am

Python and Stata16

14:00 - 17:30pm

Automate data workflows

Thursday, 01st April

10:00 - 11:00am

Q&A / Tutorials

15:00 - 16:00

Q&A / Tutorials