Current instructor

Dean Corbae

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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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What students say

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FIN305 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
This class was definitely one of the top 2 hardest classes I've had in my major. Dean is wicked smart. However I can honestly say I am NOT the school type and Dean actually was able to reach me and make me learn. He wants the class to be real world applicable and even took us to the Chicago Federal Reserve. If he reached me he can reach anybody
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Classes with Dean Corbae

ECON 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

Directed Study allows advanced undergraduate students to study specific topics or conduct research as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2027ECON 999Independent Work
Spring 2027FINANCE 990Finance Independent Research Phd Thesis
Spring 2027FINANCE 999Reading and Research-finance Phd
Fall 2026ECON 712Economic Theory-macroeconomics Sequence
Fall 2026ECON 880Topics in Computational Economics
Fall 2026ECON 990Thesis
Fall 2026FINANCE 971Seminar-corporate Finance (ph.d.)
Fall 2026FINANCE 990Finance Independent Research Phd Thesis
Fall 2026FINANCE 999Reading and Research-finance Phd

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