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YONG CAI

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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 709
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Very good! You can tell he's new; there were myriad typos in his lecture notes, and the homework problems were very easy. But those lecture notes were great nonetheless! Thorough, easy to follow, with numerous helpful example problems. Feel like I learned a lot from him.
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Classes with YONG CAI

ECON 704

Econometrics I

Credits unavailable

Econometrics I covers econometric methods, theory, and applications using matrix algebra, focusing on linear regression, least-squares estimation, inference, and hypothesis testing.

No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources

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Yong CaiLouphou Coulibaly

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
ECON 705

Econometrics II

3 credits

ECONOMETRICS II covers econometric methods, theory, and applications including instrumental variables, GMM, panel data, limited dependent variables, time series, and vector autoregressions.

No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources

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Yong CaiKohei Yata

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
ECON 914

Workshop in Econometrics

1–7 credits

A workshop in econometrics focusing on current research in econometric model building, estimation and inference as the second course in a two-seminar sequence.

No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources

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Yong CaiJack Porter

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ECON 704Econometrics I
Spring 2026ECON 705Econometrics II
Spring 2026ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2025ECON 704Econometrics I
Fall 2025ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Spring 2025ECON 704Econometrics I
Spring 2025ECON 705Econometrics II
Spring 2025ECON 914Workshop in Econometrics
Fall 2024ECON 704Econometrics I
Fall 2024ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I

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