# ROBERT STAIGER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### source

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### name

ROBERT STAIGER

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### graded

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                               |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| 1134 | course\_5241381a51196507bfd72daf | ECON 464   | INTERNATIONAL TRADE                 |
| 1134 | course\_dd021203873e6ff009f09a4e | ECON 899   | RECENT ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS        |
| 1124 | course\_5241381a51196507bfd72daf | ECON 464   | INTERNATIONAL TRADE                 |
| 1124 | course\_dd021203873e6ff009f09a4e | ECON 899   | RECENT ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS        |
| 1124 | course\_d85c2ecc5770013745cbf37b | ECON 978   | WORKSHOP IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS |

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| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1124 | 3       |
| 1134 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

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