{"id":4485,"date":"2024-11-19T22:42:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/?p=4485"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:59:42","slug":"introducing-the-ms-in-economics-and-data-science-mecds-at-usc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/econ\/2024\/11\/19\/introducing-the-ms-in-economics-and-data-science-mecds-at-usc\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the MS in Economics and Data Science (MECDS) at USC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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