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Lowest historical GPA first. At least 100 letter grades over the five years through the selected term. Grades reflect past outcomes, not workload or a guaranteed result.
Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Only courses with at least 100 letter grades are ranked.
Introduction to economic statistics and econometrics, covering probability, inference, and regression.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Homework problems are described as very easy, suggesting low workload difficulty.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Examines agricultural production techniques and economic development in Africa, focusing on policy and special regional problems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jeremy Foltz: Grades rely on a big paper and two exams, though one student found exams easy short-answer questions covered in lectures.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026MICROECONOMICS I covers consumer theory, producer theory, and market equilibrium with applications to game theory.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
One historical review reports that homework and exams are very hard, with midterm exams containing many questions and limited time that no students finish.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025An advanced treatment of intermediate microeconomic theory using mathematical methods to analyze consumption, production, pricing, and resource allocation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Exams are described as wacky, non-standard, and significantly harder than homework, with little practice material provided to gauge preparation.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECON 460 introduces econometric time series analysis, forecasting methods, and forecast evaluation with hands-on data analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Bruce Hansen: A reviewer reports that Professor Hansen grades leniently and gives easy exams, while another notes applied work with time-series data.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025ECON 700 teaches mathematical techniques for Master-level economics analysis, including proof, optimization, topology, and functional analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is rated as very difficult by the reviewer.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECON 721 covers the contemporary theory of financial markets, portfolio choice, and asset pricing.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The pace is relatively fast, requiring at least eight Python and calculation problem sets, though a final exam can be substituted with a manageable Python project.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECON 695 covers advanced topics in using data to answer important economic questions.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Matthew Friedman: Reviewers describe the workload as heavy, with exams being particularly stressful and brutal when coding independently, although the curve is often fair.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Accelerated principles of economics covering integrated macro and microeconomics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires significant effort, including weekly quizzes, biweekly problem sets, and extensive daily reading. Students must be prepared for a heavy workload and self-teaching to succeed in the difficult material.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024ECON 340 applies economic theory and data to critically analyze portrayals of housing, homelessness, globalization, and mobility in popular media.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025ECON 770 teaches quantitative economic research using core datasets and econometric modeling.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Kim Ruhl: The course provides hands-on experience with Python, helping students learn programming from scratch.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECON 458 analyzes firm competition and industrial structure using theoretical models and case studies.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students report significant weekly reading and writing requirements, including four-page case analyses and a major final paper. Some reviewers characterize the workload as heavy and the final project as the most challenging aspect of the course.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ECON 706 teaches students to use econometric methods for empirical research and writing in economics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Christopher Taber: Christopher Taber's course is rated as difficult, with a difficulty score of 4 out of 5.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECON 703 surveys mathematical techniques for economic analysis, emphasizing linear algebra and optimization.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Raymond Deneckere: The course is rated as difficult, with a rating of 4, and requires careful attention to lectures to gain significant value.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECON 570 introduces the data underlying quantitative economic analysis, teaching students to formulate research questions, access data sources, conduct analysis, and report findings professionally.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
John Brauer's course involves significant Python coding for econometrics, which reviewers find difficult without prior CS or econometrics background, though one Data Science student found it easy.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026An introductory overview of the key aspects of the real estate process, including development, financing, valuation, and management.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers characterize the course as easy, with exams focused on recall and short, opinion-based papers. One student notes exams are straightforward and low-stakes, while another suggests effort guarantees high grades.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ECON 899 covers selections from all fields of economic research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ECON 955 is a graduate workshop analyzing current research on wage determination and labor market functioning.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025A graduate workshop examining current research on markets characterized by imperfect information and heterogeneous commodities.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025