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ECON 228

Internship Economics

1 credits

ECON 228 is an internship course allowing Economics majors to gain practical experience in an economics-related field.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Dan Quint

No recorded grade history

ECON 311

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory - Advanced Treatment

3 credits

An advanced treatment of intermediate microeconomic theory using mathematical methods to analyze consumption, production, pricing, and resource allocation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Exams are described as wacky, non-standard, and significantly harder than homework, with little practice material provided to gauge preparation.

Matteo Camboni

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

ECON 522

Law and Economics

3–4 credits

ECON 522 applies economic analysis to legal rules and institutions, focusing on how law influences individual incentives across property, contracts, torts, procedure, and criminal law.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Daniel Quint, Fran Flanagan: Homework is typically easy and straightforward, but midterms can be challenging. Exams are generally fair, though some students find assignments tricky.

Dan Quint Martha Kowalski

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

ECON 581

Honors Thesis

3 credits

ECON 581 is an honors thesis course where students conduct independent research.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Christopher Sullivan Stella Chan+8 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

ECON 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

ECON 681 is a Senior Honors Thesis course focused on faculty-guided original research.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The course is rated as having low difficulty by the single available reviewer.

Benjamin Bernard Marzena Rostek+19 more

No recorded grade history

ECON 690

Topics in Economics

2–4 credits

ECON 690 covers various topics in economic theory and policy.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The grading distribution is heavily weighted toward exams, with 45% for the midterm and 45% for the final, leaving only 10% for homework.

Raymond Deneckere

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

ECON 698

Directed Study

1–4 credits

ECON 698 is a directed study course allowing advanced undergraduates to conduct arranged research or study specific topics with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Ananth Seshadri

No recorded grade history

ECON 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

ECON 699 is a directed study allowing advanced undergraduates to arrange independent research or topic study with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Ananth Seshadri Lorenzo Magnolfi+11 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample

ECON 701

Microeconomics I

3 credits

MICROECONOMICS I covers consumer theory, producer theory, and market equilibrium with applications to game theory.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

One historical review reports that homework and exams are very hard, with midterm exams containing many questions and limited time that no students finish.

Matteo Camboni Martin Oconnell+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025

ECON 711

Economic Theory-microeconomics Sequence

3 credits

Graduate microeconomic theory covering firms, consumers, markets, and equilibrium.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The course requires significant time and deep thinking, with challenging problem sets and long exams. Reviewers describe the workload as intense, noting it is particularly demanding for undergraduates or master's students.

Benjamin Bernard Cenyu Zhang+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

ECON 805

Advanced Microeconomic Theory I

3 credits

ECON 805 covers advanced microeconomic theory, focusing on economic behavior under uncertainty, risk measurement, asset pricing, and incentive mechanisms.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Antonio Penta: Students report high difficulty, noting that understanding requires significant effort in reading lecture notes and papers.