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He's a great professor who you can tell is very passionate about his teaching. His class is very difficult but exams are on a heavy curve and it isn't impossible to do well. Very lecture heavy though. He's also very nice and funny.Rate My Professors ↗
Incredibly difficult when compared to the other econ 301 professors. However, the curve is insane. I had a guaranteed pass for the whole semester after putting up a 22% on the first exam. As in I could have skipped all the homework, the next midterm, and the final and still passed - with a 22% on one exam. So thats neat.Rate My Professors ↗
Loved being in Rasmus's class. He was very responsive in office hours and enjoyed diving into the topics with students. Assignments can be difficult, but the class and his presence are worth the effort.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures are very important. He is a brilliant professor so make use of the lectures. And do the problem sets diligently. Without these two this class will seem impossible.Rate My Professors ↗
He really is math savvy&logical person. Dont take if dont understand calc1. His class is really dense, not broad. His psets and exams test students on whether they understand just a few contents of his lectures, using Basic math&econ. I think for an A from this class, u will have to spend at least 10(focused)hrs aggregate every week.Rate My Professors ↗
He is a kind guy and very funny too. His lectures are very theoretical because he is really smart so it felt like someone was speaking a foreign language to me. However, the TA sessions were a lot more straightforward and this ended up being one of my favorite classes. You get used to the content and he hands out partial credit like it's candy.Rate My Professors ↗
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Covers contemporary theory of consumption, production, pricing, and resource allocation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Rasmus Lentz is praised as knowledgeable and generous, with dense but well-formatted lectures and helpful office hours. Reviewers appreciate his fairness and clear notes, though some find his pace slow.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Covers techniques to compute and estimate structural models, transitioning from formal Econometrics, Macroeconomics, and Theory training to applications.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleECON 990 is a thesis course for graduate students to conduct independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
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