• Econometrics is the science and art of using statistical methods to analyze financial, marketing, and economic data, nowadays often Big Data. Operations Research is the science and art of making better decisions in economics, management, and finance using mathematical methods.
  • Econometrics Specializations:
    • Climate Econometrics
    • Econometrics and Data Science
    • Econometric Theory
    • Financial Econometrics
    • Marketing Data Science  
    • Quantitative Economics
  • The master's program in Econometrics and Operations Research at VU Amsterdam offers students an opportunity to develop their quantitative skills for their use in Finance, Marketing, Economics, and Business. Students will advance themselves in a field that is constantly developing and is always looking for people with the relevant quantitative know-how to make better decisions in the world of work, people, and economics.
  • The track Econometrics focuses on developments in theory, methodology, and application of econometric and statistical methods for the analysis of financial, marketing, economic, climate data, nowadays often Big Data. Econometrics connects to many academic disciplines including mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, finance, and business studies, and is primarily concerned with the science and art of using statistics, data science, and econometric methods for the analysis of economic/finance/marketing/climate data. Specializations within the Econometrics trace are Climate Econometrics, Econometric Theory, Econometrics and Data Science, Financial Econometrics, Marketing Data Science, and Quantitative Economics.
  • The track Operations Research focuses on the development and application of quantitative methods for analyzing economic issues. Operations Research connects to many academic disciplines including mathematics, computer science, finance, and business studies, and is concerned with optimizing strategic and operational business processes that can be found in, for example, transport networks, stock management, and advanced decision support systems. Specializations within the Operations Research track are Financial Engineering, Operations Research Theory, and Quantitative Logistics.