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JACK PORTER

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Raw average: 3.40/5 from 15 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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310 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
confusing and boring lecture
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ECON 310
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
I thought Jack did a good job, considering the difficulty of the material. midterm is challenging but fair if you study from the problem sets. The final was extremely hard. Having a good TA is crucial, especially for the 2nd half. Know going in that there are only 3 grades: problem sets 25% (8 of them, drops worst), midterm 30% & final 45%.
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310 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Porter can be confusing at times. Some of his lectures seem very repetitive while some are hard to follow along. He is interested in the pure math behind statistics so it can be tough to stay interested if that isn't your goal.
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310 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Pray that you have a good ta or be an amazing independent student. He is the worst professor I have had on campus. His tests mention things he spent less than 3 minutes on per lecture. 45% of your grade is the final. He should not being teaching a required course.
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Classes with JACK PORTER

ECON 914

Workshop in Econometrics

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ECON 914 is a graduate seminar on current research in econometric model building, estimation, and inference.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Yong CaiJack Porter

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2025ECON 704Econometrics I
Fall 2025ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2025ECON 715Econometric Methods
Fall 2025ECON 726Applications of Machine Learning in Economics
Fall 2024ECON 704Econometrics I
Fall 2024ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2024ECON 715Econometric Methods
Fall 2024ECON 913Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2023ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2023ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2023ECON 704Econometrics I
Spring 2023ECON 705Econometrics II
Fall 2022ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2022ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2022ECON 704Econometrics I
Spring 2022ECON 705Econometrics II
Spring 2022ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2021ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2021ECON 715Econometric Methods
Fall 2020ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2020ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2020ECON 704Econometrics I
Spring 2020ECON 705Econometrics II
Fall 2019ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2019ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2019ECON 704Econometrics I
Spring 2019ECON 705Econometrics II
Spring 2019ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2018ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2018ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2018ECON 705Econometrics II
Fall 2017ECON 704Econometrics I
Fall 2017ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2017ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2017ECON 705Econometrics II
Spring 2017ECON 999Independent Work
Fall 2016ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2016ECON 913Workshop in Econometrics
Spring 2016ECON 705Econometrics II
Fall 2015ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Spring 2015ECON 310Statistics: Measurement in Economics
Spring 2015ECON 705Econometrics II
Fall 2014ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Spring 2014ECON 705Econometrics II
Fall 2013ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2012ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2012ECON 913Workshop in Econometrics
Spring 2012ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2011ECON 310Statistics: Measurement in Economics
Fall 2011ECON 715Econometric Methods
Fall 2010ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2010ECON 913Workshop in Econometrics
Spring 2010ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2009ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2009ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2009ECON 310Statistics: Measurement in Economics
Spring 2009ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2008ECON 310Statistics: Measurement in Economics
Fall 2008ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2008ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2008ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2007ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2007ECON 715Econometric Methods
Spring 2007ECON 410Introductory Econometrics
Spring 2007ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2006ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I

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