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RASMUS LENTZ

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 57 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 5/5
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.
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301 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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ECON 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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ECON 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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ECON 301
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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ECON 301
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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Classes with RASMUS LENTZ

ECON 956

Workshop in Labor Economics

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ECON 956 is a graduate seminar analyzing current research on wage determination and labor market functioning.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Rasmus LentzAlice Wu

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ECON 956Workshop in Labor Economics
Fall 2025ECON 750Labor Economics
Fall 2025ECON 880Topics in Computational Economics
Spring 2025ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2025ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Spring 2025ECON 956Workshop in Labor Economics
Fall 2024ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2024ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2024ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Spring 2024ECON 956Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2023ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2023ECON 701Microeconomics I
Spring 2023ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Spring 2022ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2022ECON 701Microeconomics I
Spring 2022ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Spring 2022ECON 956Workshop in Labor Economics
Fall 2020ECON 701Microeconomics I
Fall 2020ECON 750Labor Economics
Spring 2020ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2020ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Fall 2019ECON 712Economic Theory-macroeconomics Sequence
Spring 2019ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2019ECON 956Workshop in Labor Economics
Fall 2018ECON 701Microeconomics I
Fall 2018ECON 712Economic Theory-macroeconomics Sequence
Fall 2018ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2018ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2018ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Fall 2017ECON 712Economic Theory-macroeconomics Sequence
Spring 2017ECON 450Wages and the Labor Market
Spring 2017ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Fall 2015ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2015ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Fall 2014ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Fall 2013ECON 750Labor Economics
Fall 2012ECON 301Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Spring 2012ECON 390Contemporary Economic Issues
Spring 2012ECON 751Survey of Institutional Aspects of Labor Economics
Fall 2011ECON 698Directed Study
Fall 2011ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2011ECON 390Contemporary Economic Issues
Spring 2011ECON 450Wages and the Labor Market
Fall 2010ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2010ECON 450Wages and the Labor Market
Spring 2010ECON 899Recent Advances in Economics
Fall 2009ECON 698Directed Study
Fall 2009ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2009ECON 450Wages and the Labor Market
Spring 2009ECON 899Recent Advances in Economics
Fall 2008ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2008ECON 450Wages and the Labor Market
Spring 2008ECON 750Labor Economics
Fall 2007ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics
Spring 2007ECON 450Wages and the Labor Market
Spring 2007ECON 750Labor Economics
Fall 2006ECON 955Workshop in Labor Economics

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