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LORENZO MAGNOLFI

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Raw average: 4.54/5 from 24 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 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Great professor. The sample exams covered everything that was on the main exam and it was basically the same questions with slightly different numbers and wording. I didn't even have to take the final.
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ECON 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This dude was the GOAT. Flexible grading where you can skip the final if you do well. Lectures aren't really that helpful but discussions are.
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ECON 301
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Lorenzo is a nice guy and knows what he is talking about, however, I think he knows the material but does not know how to teach it. He tended to ramble in lecture, and his handwriting is practically unreadable. The problems done in class were easy, but looked nothing like what was on the exams. The only good part of the class was the curve.
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ECON 301
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
This guy has great ratings but I didn't really think he was all that. Lectures were rambling&unclear. He does problems in class, but his handwriting is terribIe so it is impossible to go back and read them later. He does extremely easy exercises in class, and then the midterms were much harder. The final was impossibIe but curved well.
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ECON 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Lorenzo is a great professor. Very knowledgeable in the material, explains topics thoroughly and engagingly, very helpful with questions, tells us exactly what to expect on exams, works out practice problems often. Econ 301 is a difficult course but he does a great job helping students to learn the material. Highly recommend.
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ECON 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
If you are taking 301 try to take it with Lorenzo, he actually works out a lot of the practice problems and wants you to succeed while other 301 professors don't.
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Classes with LORENZO MAGNOLFI

ECON 301

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

4 credits

Covers contemporary theory of consumption, production, pricing, and resource allocation.

No offering record · Fall 2025

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Lorenzo MagnolfiFran Flanagan

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Fall 2021–Fall 2025

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2025ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2024ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2024ECON 761Industrial Organization Theory
Fall 2024ECON 899Recent Advances in Economics
Fall 2024ECON 903Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2023ECON 699Directed Study
Fall 2022ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2022ECON 725Machine Learning for Economists
Fall 2022ECON 761Industrial Organization Theory
Fall 2022ECON 903Workshop on Industrial Organization
Spring 2022ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2022ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2021ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2021ECON 725Machine Learning for Economists
Fall 2021ECON 761Industrial Organization Theory
Fall 2020ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2020ECON 725Machine Learning for Economists
Fall 2020ECON 761Industrial Organization Theory
Fall 2020ECON 770Data Analytics for Economists
Spring 2020ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2019ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2019ECON 690Topics in Economics
Fall 2019ECON 761Industrial Organization Theory
Spring 2019ECON 762Empirical Analysis of Industrial Organization and Public Policy
Spring 2019ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2018ECON 690Topics in Economics
Spring 2018ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2018ECON 761Industrial Organization Theory
Spring 2018ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2017ECON 699Directed Study
Fall 2016ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2016ECON 762Empirical Analysis of Industrial Organization and Public Policy

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