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The Econometrics Laboratory (EML) is a computing facility at the University of California, Berkeley, dedicated to graduate-level instruction and to research by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics. Its work concentrates on new developments in computationally intensive econometrics. If you are trying to understand what the EML is, who it serves, and where it sits within Berkeley's research structure, the sections below cover its mission, organizational home, and the resources it offers.
Mission and focus
According to the EML's own description, the Lab is a "state-of-the-art and highly service-oriented computing facility." Three commitments define it:
- Extensive server services — computational infrastructure for statistical and econometric work.
- Comprehensive user support — assistance for the people who use the facility.
- A broad software selection — statistical, mathematical, and econometric software for its users.
Its stated research focus is computationally intensive econometrics, meaning work that depends heavily on computing power rather than on purely analytical methods.
Who it serves
The EML is explicitly dedicated to two audiences:
- Graduate-level instruction in the Department of Economics.
- Research by graduate students and faculty in that department.
This is a departmental research and teaching facility, not a general-purpose public computing service. Access is therefore tied to affiliation with the Economics Department — see How do I get an EML account? for the account process.
Where it sits at Berkeley
The EML is a unit of the Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER) and occupies space provided by the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley. That dual placement matters: IBER is its administrative home, while the Economics Department provides its physical location and its primary user community.
What the EML provides
The Lab's resources fall into a few practical categories, each covered in more detail elsewhere:
| Area | What it covers | Related question |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts | Getting set up as an EML user | How do I get an EML account? |
| Remote access | Connecting to the compute cluster from elsewhere | How Does Remote Access to the EML Compute Cluster Work? |
| Computing resources | Servers, hardware, and software | What Computing Resources and Software Does the EML Provide? |
| Seminars | The Econometrics Seminar series | — |
History
The EML maintains a "A Brief History of the EML" page as part of its site, alongside an "About" section. If you need the Lab's historical development and how it evolved into its current form, those two pages are the authoritative starting points — the summary above reflects the Lab's current self-description rather than a full historical account.
Getting started
The EML's own navigation groups its entry points under Getting Started, which links to:
- Getting an EML account
- Remote Access
- Compute Cluster
and under Related Resources, which links to:
- Computing Resources
- Econometrics Seminar
- About
- A Brief History of the EML
If your goal is simply to understand the Lab's identity and purpose, the mission and organizational sections above answer that. If your goal is to use it, start with the account question and work outward from there.