THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE THE MAIN TECHNIQUES OF ECONOMETRICS, THE USE OF WHICH HAS BECOME COMMON PRACTICE IN EMPIRICAL WORK IN MANY AREAS OF ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS. THE FOCUS IS ON THE INTUITION BEHIND THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND THEIR PRACTICAL RELEVANCE. THE COURSE INTRODUCES AND DISCUSSES EMPIRICAL EXAMPLES AND APPLICATIONS FROM AREAS OF ANALYSIS SUCH AS LABOUR ECONOMICS, FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, MACROECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT. THE USE OF THE DIFFERENT PROCEDURES IS ILLUSTRATED BY PRACTICAL EXAMPLES BASED ON THE USE OF DATA TAKEN FROM REAL CASES, WITH THE USE OF A SUITABLE SOFTWARE (E-VIEWS, R).