[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMzA3ODY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2025-05-16 23:54:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"As long as you attend all the lectures and can complete the homework and in-class exercises by yourself, you can almost definitely get an A!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDg5MDY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2025-04-29 19:30:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Chao Fu is an incredible instructor! She's extremely helpful, explains everything thoroughly with clear, logical structure, and her detailed slides, in-class exercises, and homework closely reflect the exams. I highly recommend going to every lecture: absolutely worth it to hear her walk through each concept and example in detail.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwODUyNjg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2025-04-01 19:39:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"The content is definitely very challenging, and the exams are tough, but she is definitely one of the better professors I've had here. Lectures aren't mandatory, but I would heavily recommend attending all of them. Great lecturer overall, and if you are looking to fulfill your advanced Econ credits, I would highly recommend this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjcyMjI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2025-02-14 06:17:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"You gotta attend the lectures, you can't get what you need from the textbook but you absolutely can from Professor Fu. Very good lecturer, goes into all the nuances and really tries to make things make sense within the broader context of econ. One of the best professors I've had at UW!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjM0OTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2018-03-08 14:50:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"For Econ 450 Wages and the Labor Market, you do not need the textbook at all. All slides are posted. Don't spend your money.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDQxOTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2014-04-15 15:37:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams are much harder than class practice and handouts. Even if you attend lecture, it is not an easy A class. She puts everything on the slide, and the most thing she did is reading the slides. I am not recommend this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODA2ODY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2013-05-21 22:17:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"The material for this class was not incredibly difficult but the exams were definitely challenging. They do not consist of repeat homework problems but much more difficult ones that definitely challenge your understanding of the material","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwODIxOTI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2012-11-12 23:53:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Coming in with no interest, I left the class learning a lot about micro-macro decision making and how certain policies really affect labor markets and individuals. Covers a big range of topics, but they're all interesting, and not hard to understand. Lectures can be boring and she is very dry but you will learn a lot if you give a little effort.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMzA2MzY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1551105","instructor_name":"Chao FU","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2012-05-17 22:44:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class starts out slow, but it picks up. If you've taken other advanced econ, it is an easy A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:24.829828+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTY3NDk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:579363","instructor_name":"John Kennan","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2007-10-27 19:34:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"the most horrible prof. He is notorious for hating undergrads...Useless office hours...He doesn't understand why undergrads can't understand easy stuffs which in fact is hard for most of students, though.\r Besides, no curves with extremely difficult exam...averaged about 30 out of 100","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/579363","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:24.829828+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTY3NDky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:579363","instructor_name":"John Kennan","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2007-10-27 19:31:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"the most horrible prof. He is notorious for hating undergrads...Useless office hours...He doesn't understand why undergrads can't understand easy stuffs which in fact is hard for most of students, though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/579363","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:24.829828+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTYyNDU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:579363","instructor_name":"John Kennan","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2007-10-25 21:04:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bad. Just Plain Bad. Smart, yeah, but acts as if you should know most of what he's teaching already and figure out without any difficulty what's pretty hard material. Grading is too strict. The text is easy to follow but does you no good because his exams and homeworks have questions that come from absolutely nowhere. Impossible to prepare.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/579363","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:33.078826+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MjM5MjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1577890","instructor_name":"Rasmus Lentz","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2017-05-07 17:26:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"I only have 2 courses left to finish my degree in economics, and Lentz has been my favorite econ professor by far.  His lectures are very helpful, and he keeps power lectures short with humor mixed in.  The problem sets are extremely difficult, but they are meant to challenge you so that you will do well on the exam.  Very fair, highly recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1577890","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:33.078826+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MjE2ODgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1577890","instructor_name":"Rasmus Lentz","course_label":"ECON450","course_id":"ECON 450","course_uid":"course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630","review_date":"2017-05-04 20:16:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took Rasmus spring semester and I think that this was his first time teaching Econ 450 in while. He did a great job. You have a problem set due once every two weeks and they will make you think and challenge your abilities, but in a good way. His tests are difficult, but similar to the problem sets and overall he is a great professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1577890","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]