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RAYMOND DENECKERE

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 33 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 458
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Deneckere seemed like a very nice person, but I found his lectures very hard to follow. He had no slides, just wrote on the chalkboard, and I had a hard time reading his handwriting. The cases we analyzed were often outdated and focused on industries that I found uninteresting. The grading was also extremely erratic and slow.
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ECON 458
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Extremely dry lecturer and very unhelpful. Grading rubrics were vague and didn't return feedback to assignments in a timely fashion. One of the worst classes I've taken at this university
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ECON 458
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Incredibly dry lecturer, and those who do go to class don't pay any attention. Some of the case analyses are interesting, but the rest of the course is overly theoretical and far from applicable postgrad.
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ECON 690
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Conflicted because he's such a nice guy and seems to genuinely want his students to succeed. He's really easy with the grading, but the distribution of this class was so unfair: 45% midterm, 45% final, 10% homework. That's it. The content is so dense and boring, and lectures were so dry. But if you don't go, you fall behind. Do NOT recommend.
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ECON 458
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Each week, you'll have two homework assignments, each involving reading approximately 28-53 pages of material. These assignments typically require at least 2 hours to complete. Be prepared for a final paper that demands extensive industry analysis and is often considered the most challenging aspect of the course. In summary, run!
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ECON 458
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Fairly easy class, however Ray is maybe the driest lecturer on campus. Class can be a drag, but definitely do not need to attend the lectures to get a good grade in this class. Most of your grade is based off a final project, which is important to find a good group to work with. Do the work and you'll be fine, but also likely will be bored.
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Spring 2026ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2025ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2025ECON 690Topics in Economics
Spring 2025ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2025ECON 708Microeconomics II
Fall 2024ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2024ECON 699Directed Study
Fall 2024ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2024ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2024ECON 708Microeconomics II
Fall 2023ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2023ECON 708Microeconomics II
Spring 2023ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2022ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2022ECON 581Honors Thesis
Fall 2022ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Fall 2022ECON 708Microeconomics II
Spring 2022ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2022ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2022ECON 708Microeconomics II
Spring 2022ECON 713Economic Theory: Microeconomics Sequence
Fall 2021ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2020ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2020ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2020ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2020ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2020ECON 701Microeconomics I
Fall 2019ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2019ECON 701Microeconomics I
Spring 2019ECON 701Microeconomics I
Fall 2018ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2018ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2018ECON 701Microeconomics I
Spring 2018ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2018ECON 708Microeconomics II
Fall 2017ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2017ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2017ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2017ECON 708Microeconomics II
Fall 2016ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2016ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2016ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2015ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2015ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2015ECON 701Microeconomics I
Fall 2015ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2015ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2014ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2014ECON 701Microeconomics I
Fall 2014ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2014ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2013ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2013ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2012ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2012ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2012ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2011ECON 311Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment
Fall 2011ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2011ECON 903Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2010ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2010ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2010ECON 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2009ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Fall 2009ECON 521Game Theory and Economic Analysis
Fall 2009ECON 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2009ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2009ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2009ECON 902Workshop in Economic Theory
Fall 2008ECON 521Game Theory and Economic Analysis
Fall 2008ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2008ECON 458Industrial Structure and Competitive Strategy
Spring 2008ECON 699Directed Study
Spring 2008ECON 904Workshop on Industrial Organization
Fall 2007ECON 521Game Theory and Economic Analysis
Fall 2007ECON 703Mathematical Economics I
Spring 2007ECON 390Contemporary Economic Issues
Spring 2007ECON 902Workshop in Economic Theory
Fall 2006ECON 521Game Theory and Economic Analysis
Fall 2006ECON 703Mathematical Economics I

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