The best aspect of this course was the interesting and straight-forward course material, which was relayed by an effective professor. The worst aspect of the course was the boring and disorganized lectures, which often went off topic. There was also a lack of cohesiveness between the professor and the teaching assistants. The course would improve if lectures were more engaging and interactive. It would also improve if the teaching assistants were more organized and aware of what was going on in the class. Prospective students should know that this is an effective economics course with fair exams and a light workload.

Students praised this course for dealing with an interesting subject matter. Many students had issues with the instructor who was described as being unengaging and oftentimes getting off topic on unimportant tangents. Suggestions for improvement included a widespread sentiment that the course needed more structure in its lectures. Prospective students should know that students found the subject matter of the course interesting but found the course difficult to be successful.

Highlights of this course were the interesting material, its knowledgeable and approachable instructor and the final project which used real world data. Many students also cited intellectual challenge and independent thinking as positives of this class. However, students believed lectures were often disorganized, making it difficult to know what area to focus on for exams. Lecture notes or more organized presentations were suggested improvements to the class. Prospective students should have a strong understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomics, and be sure to start the final paper early.