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ISAO KAMATA

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Raw average: 3.29/5 from 7 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 464
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This class is pretty straight forward. I received a BC with minimal effort. The exams questions are all conceptual and not math heavy in the least. Exams questions are not terribly challenging, but I'm such a slow test taker that I kept running out of time. He is a nice professor but soft spoken, he lulled me to sleep almost every lecture.
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ECON 464
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Exams are simple, but he likes to give you a ton of questions, which makes it hard to finish in time. Lectures are dry. TA is stern.
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ECON 464
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Exams are very straightforward. Classes are not the most interesting, but he explains things very clearly so it's worth it to go. He also posts clear slides online. One of the better Econ profs I've had. Don't buy the book, you'll never open it.
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ECON 464
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Assigned one two page paper due three days after final midterm and only accounted for 1% of total grade. Desperately tried to force people to go to lectures but does not care about students' grades or benefits at all. AVOID HIS CLASSES AT ALL COSTS.
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PA873 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Take Weimer's class instead. Kamata can't teach his way out of a paper bag.
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Classes with ISAO KAMATA

ECON 464

International Trade

3–4 credits

Covers contemporary international trade theory, analyzing why and what nations trade, and examining current policy issues.

No offering record · Fall 2013

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Isao Kamata

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2009–Fall 2013
PUBAFFR 880

Microeconomic Policy Analysis

3 credits

MICROECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS teaches the economic approach's tools and techniques for evaluating public policies and understanding the economy.

No offering record · Fall 2013

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Isao Kamata

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2009–Fall 2013

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2013ECON 464International Trade
Fall 2013PUBAFFR 880Microeconomic Policy Analysis
Spring 2013PUBAFFR 856Trade, Competition, and Governance in a Global Economy
Spring 2013PUBAFFR 873Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall 2012ECON 464International Trade
Fall 2012PUBAFFR 880Microeconomic Policy Analysis
Spring 2012PUBAFFR 856Trade, Competition, and Governance in a Global Economy
Spring 2012PUBAFFR 873Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall 2011ECON 464International Trade
Fall 2011PUBAFFR 880Microeconomic Policy Analysis
Spring 2011PUBAFFR 856Trade, Competition, and Governance in a Global Economy
Spring 2011PUBAFFR 873Introduction to Policy Analysis
Fall 2010ECON 464International Trade
Fall 2010PUBAFFR 880Microeconomic Policy Analysis
Spring 2010PUBAFFR 799Independent Reading
Spring 2010PUBAFFR 856Trade, Competition, and Governance in a Global Economy
Fall 2009ECON 464International Trade
Fall 2009PUBAFFR 880Microeconomic Policy Analysis

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