# PAUL DOWER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PAUL_DOWER--instructor_ad4789e94d4270ca2d6079ac) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_ad4789e94d4270ca2d6079ac ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6032571 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PAUL DOWER ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 18 #### quality 3.39 #### difficulty 3.39 #### quality count 18 #### difficulty count 18 #### profile id rmp:2371572 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00 #### courses ##### course 955535bf63b310ab27c52534 ###### review count 15 ###### quality 3.07 ###### difficulty 3.33 ###### quality count 15 ###### difficulty count 15 ##### course 17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.5319398860771556 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.709 #### graded 435 #### counts * 280 * 92 * 40 * 13 * 9 * 1 * 0 #### sections 30 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PAUL\_DOWER--instructor\_ad4789e94d4270ca2d6079ac ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1262 | course\_33543995b86dcc077dd0e1a4 | AAE 635 | APPLIED MICROECONOMIC THEORY | | 1262 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1262 | course\_5ac40af4f08148fe1cc934d6 | AAE/INTLST 373 | GLOBALIZATION, POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT | | 1254 | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | | 1254 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1252 | course\_33543995b86dcc077dd0e1a4 | AAE 635 | APPLIED MICROECONOMIC THEORY | | 1252 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1244 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1242 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | | 1234 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING AREAS | | 1232 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1224 | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | | 1224 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1224 | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING AREAS | | 1222 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1212 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1204 | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | | 1204 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1204 | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING AREAS | | 1202 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1194 | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | | 1194 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1194 | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING AREAS | | 1192 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1184 | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | | 1184 | course\_21cdbf5b54e2c5382e889726 | AAE 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1184 | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPING AREAS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1184 | 3 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 3 | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 3 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 3 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 3 | | 1242 | 1 | | 1244 | 1 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 3 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzk0NjU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2371572", "instructor_name": "Paul Dower", "course_label": "ECON474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2025-06-02 21:49:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Can't believe Dr. Dower has a single questionable review. He is definitely not a business type (go elsewhere for a guy in a suit with a mic doing a Tedtalk or for someone claiming he's saving the 3rd world), he is too smart for all that. He is sincere, interesting, and funny, and you won't regret taking his class, esp if you talk with him 1-on-1. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2371572", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjgwMjQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2371572", "instructor_name": "Paul Dower", "course_label": "AAE642", "course_id": "AAE 642", "course_uid": "course_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201", "review_date": "2024-12-13 20:00:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Actually AAE635. He cares his students and topic is necessary ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2371572", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NDI3NDAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2371572", "instructor_name": "Paul Dower", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2022-05-31 23:37:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dower's lectures sound like he is mumbling things to himself. They are confusing and not well organized and he is extremely hard to hear. The lectures only loosely relate to the readings, and neither really relate to the exams. Nobody in the class had any idea what the exams would be about.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2371572", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MTIyMDQ2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2371572", "instructor_name": "Paul Dower", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2022-04-21 17:05:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Although Paul Dower is experienced in the economics field, specifically around developing countries, his entire course structure lacks any awareness of how students operate. Lectures are a mess of text and math heavy slides (which he will breeze over without any explanation or examples), very quiet and frankly boring lecturing, and dense readings ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2371572", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MDYzNzM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2371572", "instructor_name": "Paul Dower", "course_label": "ECON474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2021-09-07 14:08:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "My favorite professor so far. I cant belief some reviews are negative. Dr. Dower must be the nicest economist anywhere, and probably smartest and funniest. If you struggle with some material (I did) talk to him in office hours. He will go out of his way to help you, even with thinking about ideas for project outside his class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2371572", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:30.969062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NzUzODcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2371572", "instructor_name": "Paul Dower", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2021-05-10 17:15:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The course was relatively challenging for me because I am not an econ major, but I did really enjoy the content. Prof Dower is a very approachable and responsive professor, and I wish this course had been in person so I could have formed a stronger connection with him. I recommend finding other people in the class to work on the assignments with.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2371572", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 18 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | | course\_17ddc10b91d13b1f92c9b201 | AAE 642 | | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | ### matched true ## social Image false