Econometrics and Operations Research

The Master's programme in Econometrics and Operations Research is an academic programme that consists of two tracks: Econometrics and Operations Research. Directly from the start of the master you choose one of these tracks. Each track contains several specializations, as well as an “open specializations”, with a more broader focus on either econometrics or operations research.

The track Econometrics focuses on developments in theory, methodology and application of econometric and statistical methods for the analysis of financial, marketing and economic 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 data. Specializations within the Econometrics trace are Climate Econometrics, Financial Econometrics, and Econometrics and Data Science.

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, Quantitative Logistics, and Business Engineering and Data-Driven Decision Making.

For talented and ambitious students, we offer the Master students the extra opportunity of several Honours Programmes in which you can broaden and deepen your knowledge on state-of-the-art methods.