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Overview of industrial organization theory covering oligopoly, monopolistic competition, product differentiation, and dynamic competitive behavior under uncertainty.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jean-Francois Houde, Rasmus Lentz: Reviewers report that homework is impossible with no guiding examples, and exams or problem sets are incredibly difficult. Preparation requires navigating messy board notes and a lack of practice problems that relate to assessments.
ECON 475 provides a theoretical analysis of economic growth and development, modeling factors like saving, investment, institutions, and trade.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course involves significant mathematical content, including differential equations. Homework assignments are time-intensive, requiring 6 to 10 hours per assignment, and exams are described as hard.
ECON 521 teaches game theory and economic analysis, focusing on multi-agent decision problems involving coordination, cooperation, and conflict.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course features difficult homework and confusing problem sets that are harder than the exams. Lectures are fast and complex, requiring significant effort to grasp the material.
ECON 522 applies economic analysis to legal rules and institutions, focusing on how law influences individual incentives across property, contracts, torts, procedure, and criminal law.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Daniel Quint, Fran Flanagan: Homework is typically easy and straightforward, but midterms can be challenging. Exams are generally fair, though some students find assignments tricky.
ECON 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.
ECON 623 examines the economic determinants of population change and demographic behavior, including household formation, marriage, childbearing, mortality, and human capital investments.
ECON 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.
MICROECONOMICS 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.
ECON 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.
ECONOMETRICS I covers econometric methods, theory, and applications including linear regression and hypothesis testing.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Kenneth West, Xiaoxia Shi: Reviewers describe the course as hard-core, yet note that exams are easy, suggesting a disconnect between perceived difficulty and assessment format.
Graduate microeconomic theory covering firms, consumers, markets, and equilibrium.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires significant time and deep thinking, with challenging problem sets and long exams. Reviewers describe the workload as intense, noting it is particularly demanding for undergraduates or master's students.
ECON 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.
ECON 736 examines the theoretical, empirical, and institutional aspects of monetary, fiscal, and income policies used to manage inflation and unemployment.
ECON 741 covers the theory of public finance and fiscal policy, focusing on government functions, welfare criteria, public goods, and cost-benefit analysis.
ECON 750 covers theoretical and empirical analysis of labor markets, mobility, earnings, employment, and household labor supply.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is demanding, requiring students to engage deeply with the material as Kennan does not spoon-feed answers, though he ensures students are never left stranded.