Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Spring 2027
Recent Advances in Economics
Recent Advances in Economics covers selections from all fields of economic research.
offering recorded1–3 credits
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
Grade history
↗ average GPA
780780 letter grades
A81.0%81.0%
AB14.1%14.1%
B4.4%4.4%
BC0.1%0.1%
C0.4%0.4%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Spring 2027About this rating
Raw average: 3.64/5 from 11 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ASHLEY SWANSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LAURA ANNE SCHECHTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
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Topics
- All fields of economic research
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A85.0%85.0%
AB10.0%10.0%
B5.0%5.0%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Through Spring 2026
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Recent Advances in Economics
Recorded 2026-10-14Research in App Microeconomics
Recorded 2026-10-14Research in Macro & Intl Econ
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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