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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:

1. Graduate-level instruction in the Department of Economics.
2. 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:

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.

The Econometrics Laboratory (EML) at eml.berkeley.edu 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. It is a unit of the Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER) and occupies space provided by the Department of Economics. If you are trying to determine whether EML is the right resource for your work, the deciding factor is your affiliation: its services are oriented toward Berkeley economics graduate students and faculty rather than the general public.

What EML provides

According to the lab's own description, EML is a "state-of-the-art and highly service-oriented computing facility" offering three broad categories of service:

• Extensive server services — shared computational infrastructure for users.
• Comprehensive user support — assistance for the people working on the systems.
• A wide selection of statistical, mathematical, and econometric software — the toolset needed for quantitative economics work.

The emphasis is on computational hardware and software suited to computationally intensive econometrics, which the lab describes as its research concentration.

Who it serves

EML's stated scope is narrow and academic:

If you are not a Berkeley economics graduate student or faculty member, the lab's core services are not described as being aimed at you.

What you can find on the site

The site is organized around a small set of entry points rather than a large content library. The visible sections include:

• Getting Started — with sub-items for getting an EML account, remote access, and the compute cluster.
• Related Resources — pointing to computing resources, the Econometrics Seminar, an About page, and "A Brief History of the EML."

So if your question is practical — how to obtain an account, how to connect remotely, or how to use the cluster — the Getting Started section is the intended path. If your question is contextual — what the lab is, who runs it, and how it came to be — the About and history pages are the relevant ones.

How to decide whether EML matters to you

• You are Berkeley economics graduate faculty or a graduate student: EML is your departmental computing facility, and the Getting Started pages are the place to begin.
• You are a researcher elsewhere looking for econometrics computing resources: EML's described services are tied to Berkeley economics affiliation, so treat it as a reference point for how such a lab is organized rather than as a service you can sign up for.
• You want to understand the institutional landscape: note that EML sits under IBER, not directly under the department, even though it is housed in department space — a structure common to research computing units.

The site itself does not publish pricing, eligibility exceptions, or access terms beyond the affiliation described above, so any question about whether you personally can obtain an account is best directed to the lab rather than inferred from the pages.

Remote access to the Econometrics Laboratory (EML) compute cluster at UC Berkeley is organized through the Remote Access entry listed under "Getting Started" on the EML site. Before you can use it, you need an EML account — remote access is not a standalone service, and the site presents account setup and remote access as separate steps in the same getting-started sequence. The EML is a computing facility for graduate-level instruction and for research by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics, so access is tied to that community rather than to the general public.

What the EML provides

The EML describes itself as a service-oriented computing facility offering:

• Extensive server services
• Comprehensive user support
• A wide selection of statistical, mathematical, and econometric software
• Computational hardware aimed at computationally intensive econometrics

Its work concentrates on new developments in computationally intensive econometrics. EML is a unit of the Institute of Business and Economic Research and is located in space provided by the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley.

The remote access path, step by step

The EML site lays out three items under "Getting Started":

1. Getting an EML account
2. Remote Access
3. Compute Cluster

Read together, the intended order is: obtain an account first, then use the Remote Access entry to reach the Compute Cluster. The site does not publish the specific connection commands, hostnames, or client software on the pages summarized here, so treat the Remote Access page itself as the authoritative source for the actual connection method.

Step 1 — Confirm you are eligible for an account

Because EML is dedicated to graduate instruction and to research by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics, the account step is the gating condition. If you are outside that group, remote access is unlikely to be available to you through this route.

Step 2 — Get an EML account

Use the "Getting an EML account" entry under Getting Started. This is the prerequisite for everything that follows; the Remote Access and Compute Cluster entries assume you already have credentials.

Step 3 — Follow the Remote Access instructions

Open the Remote Access page under Getting Started. This is where the EML documents how to connect from outside the lab. Expect to need your EML account credentials, and expect the page to specify whatever client or protocol the lab supports.

Step 4 — Use the Compute Cluster

Once connected, the Compute Cluster entry describes the compute environment itself — the servers and software you would run your econometrics work on.

Step 5 — Fall back on user support when something breaks

The EML emphasizes comprehensive user support as part of its service model. If a connection fails or a tool is missing, that support channel is the intended next stop rather than guesswork.

What to check before you start

Related resources worth knowing about

The EML site also links, under Related Resources:

• Computing Resources — for the broader picture of available hardware and software
• Econometrics Seminar — the lab's seminar listing
• About and A Brief History of the EML — background on the facility

If your goal is simply to understand what the lab is, the About and history pages answer that. If your goal is to actually connect and compute, the Getting Started sequence — account, then Remote Access, then Compute Cluster — is the path to follow, with Computing Resources as the reference for what you will find once you are in.

The Econometrics Laboratory (EML) at UC Berkeley is a computing facility that provides extensive server services, a compute cluster, remote access, and a wide selection of statistical, mathematical, and econometric software, along with comprehensive user support. It is dedicated to graduate-level instruction and to research by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics. If you are outside that group, the resources described here are not aimed at you.

What the EML Is

EML is a service-oriented computing facility within the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. It operates as a unit of the Institute of Business and Economic Research and occupies space provided by the Department of Economics. Its stated focus is computationally intensive econometrics, supporting new developments in that area.

Computing Resources

The lab's offerings fall into a few practical categories:

• Server services — extensive server capacity for users who need to run econometric work remotely rather than on a local machine.
• A compute cluster — for jobs that require more than a single machine, listed as a distinct resource alongside remote access.
• Hardware selection — the lab states a commitment to providing the best possible computational hardware for its users.
• Software selection — a wide range of statistical, mathematical, and econometric software is maintained for users.
• User support — comprehensive support is part of the service model, not an add-on.

How Access Works

The EML site organizes access into three starting points:

Remote access and the compute cluster are separate paths, so the right one depends on whether your job fits on a single server or needs cluster capacity. Eligibility is tied to graduate instruction and research in the Department of Economics, so an account request from outside that scope is unlikely to fit the lab's purpose.

Related Resources

The site also points to computing resources, the Econometrics Seminar, an About page, and a brief history of the EML. These are informational rather than computational, but the seminar listing is worth checking if you want to see what research the facility's community is currently presenting.

The Econometrics Laboratory (EML) at UC Berkeley provides accounts to graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics. To get an account, start from the "Getting Started" section of the EML website, which lists "Getting an EML account" as the first step. Access is tied to your role in the department, so you will likely need to confirm your affiliation as part of the process.

Who is eligible

The EML describes itself as a computing facility "dedicated to instruction at the graduate level and research by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Economics." That description defines the intended user base:

• Graduate students in the Department of Economics
• Faculty in the Department of Economics

If you are not in one of those groups, the site does not indicate that general accounts are available. The EML is a unit of the Institute of Business and Economic Research and is housed in space provided by the Department of Economics, so departmental affiliation is the natural basis for eligibility.

Steps to request an account

1. Go to the EML website at eml.berkeley.edu.
2. Find the Getting Started section on the page.
3. Select Getting an EML account. This is the entry point the site provides for account requests.
4. Follow the instructions on that page to submit your request, providing whatever departmental or project information is asked for.

The site does not publish the full account-request form or its fields in the material available here, so the exact information required will appear once you open the "Getting an EML account" page.

What you get once you have an account

The EML is described as a "state-of-the-art and highly service-oriented computing facility" offering:

• Extensive server services
• Comprehensive user support
• A wide selection of statistical, mathematical, and econometric software

The lab's work concentrates on new developments in computationally intensive econometrics, so accounts are oriented toward that kind of research and graduate-level instruction.

Related resources worth knowing

The Getting Started section also points to:

• Remote Access — for connecting to EML resources from outside the lab
• Compute Cluster — the shared computing infrastructure

The Related Resources section links to Computing Resources, the Econometrics Seminar, and a brief history of the EML. If you run into trouble with your account request or need help after getting access, the EML's user support is the channel to use, since the lab describes itself as service-oriented and provides comprehensive user support.

Common sticking points

• Eligibility: The account is not a general public service; it is tied to graduate instruction and research in the Department of Economics.
• Where to start: The request path begins at "Getting an EML account" under Getting Started — not through a general campus login.
• After approval: You will still need to set up Remote Access or the Compute Cluster depending on how you plan to work.

If your situation does not clearly match the graduate student or faculty categories, check the account page or contact EML user support before assuming you qualify.