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GEOFFREY WALLACE

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Raw average: 2.63/5 from 107 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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ECON 3902018-11-05

Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5

Had him for Poverty, Inequality, and public policy. He seemed more interested in the political changes throughout the ages than the subject of the class. Class discussions were always awkward because Prof Wallace would ask questions, then argue with students who gave opinions that conflicted with his own. Avoid this guy.

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POLS203 · course not matched2018-10-28

Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5

Prof Wallace talks really fast, and his PPT will not have much information so you'll have to listen during lecture. The quiz section helped to clarify information that the professor said. He also post a lot of extra readings (u'll have to read, cuz u have to cite info from the readings during exams); not a lot of homework or essay, just READ.

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ECON 3902017-04-26

Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5

He's pretty good, stop uploading lecture slides without notice, but he's a good guy and knows his stuff.

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ECON 1012017-04-14

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Professor Wallace is overall a good professor. Lectures can drag on however. Wallace is a funny guy, which helps spice up the lectures occasionally. Exams were pretty easy, especially if you study from past exams, which he loves to use repeat questions. If you go to discussion and pay somewhat attention in lectures, you can easily get a B or higher

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ECON 1012017-03-31

Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5

I really liked Wallace, he's not the most interesting guy but he seemed to care about students understanding the material and tried to crack a few jokes here and there. He always asked if anyone had questions before moving on and would answer with thorough responses. As long as you read the book, his exams were incredibly easy and straightforward.

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ECO101 · course not matched2016-12-31

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Econ 101 is what you make of it. IMO, it was a relatively easy class as long as you know how to study. Lectures seem long. Join a BLC and you'll do fine. Wallace wants his students to do well. If you work for it, you'll at least earn an AB.

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Classes with GEOFFREY WALLACE

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2022	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Spring 2022	PUBAFFR 819	Advanced Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2021	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Fall 2021	PUBAFFR 520	Inequality, Race and Public Policy
Fall 2020	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Fall 2020	ECON 699	Directed Study
Fall 2020	PUBAFFR 520	Inequality, Race and Public Policy
Spring 2020	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Spring 2020	PUBAFFR 520	Inequality, Race and Public Policy
Fall 2019	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Fall 2019	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2019	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Spring 2019	PUBAFFR 819	Advanced Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2018	ECON 370	Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Fall 2018	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2018	ECON 390	Contemporary Economic Issues
Spring 2018	PUBAFFR 819	Advanced Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2017	ECON 390	Contemporary Economic Issues
Fall 2017	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2017	ECON 390	Contemporary Economic Issues
Spring 2017	PUBAFFR 819	Advanced Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2016	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2016	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2016	ECON 390	Contemporary Economic Issues
Spring 2016	PUBAFFR 819	Advanced Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2015	ECON 390	Contemporary Economic Issues
Fall 2015	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2015	PUBAFFR 827	Administrative Internship
Spring 2015	PUBAFFR 873	Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall 2014	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Spring 2014	PUBAFFR 873	Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall 2013	ECON 310	Statistics: Measurement in Economics
Spring 2013	PUBAFFR 873	Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall 2012	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2012	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2011	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2011	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Fall 2010	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2010	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2010	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2009	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2009	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2008	ECON 968	Workshop on Public Economics
Fall 2008	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2008	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2007	ECON 968	Workshop on Public Economics
Fall 2007	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis
Spring 2007	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics
Fall 2006	ECON 955	Workshop in Labor Economics
Fall 2006	PUBAFFR 818	Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy Analysis

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