Deceivingly difficult class. Doyle is nice and very likable as a person (super nice in office hours), but he is not a very good professor. If you read the book and memorize everything from the get go, it's doable. But you have to do this way in advance because it's a LOT of material. Don't expect to get anything out of lecture unless you do the reading first. The class did not have good TAs and the practice questions (which are dense packets ranging from 30-40 pages) have long, winded answers that do not really help you solve the numerical questions on the exam. The exams are intentionally written so that you are pressed for time. This would be fine if Doyle gave similar practice questions, but he asks questions you have no experience in solving. Afterwards, the exam keys are not posted to help you study for the final, and Doyle/the TAs rush through the exam reviews. The TAs are not on the same page as the professor or each other and make no attempt to teach you the material. Oftentimes, discussion would last for 20 minutes and then we would be dismissed. Honestly, if Doyle just gave students a formula sheet/more numerical practice questions, the class would be better. My problem is he makes the material more difficult to learn than it has to be. I really wanted to like this class because it's important information that could be interesting, but Professor Doyle does not know how to structure a class. Save yourself from the biggest pain of my fourth year and do not take this class unless you enjoy memorizing entire textbooks on your own.

Don't take this class! Lots of work and exams are really really hard. It is very time-consuming. btw, TA for this class are bad. They are bad at grading. The grading for midterms are confusing.

Amazing professor, Doyle really knows his stuff. This is definitely one of those classes though that it pays to go to lecture for, as he explains the concepts differently than in the book

Carter Doyle is great. He's very smart and has lots of experience in this field. This class is less theoretical and quantitative than other econ classes. Lectures are fairly straightforward but tests are not. Tests are also made up of a take home part, in class part, and a quiz the week before, all on the same material. The TAs all operate independently from each other and from Doyle, which is frustrating. He allows dutch knockout, which is nice because I'll probably have to use it. #tcf2016

Awesome course. Doyle is far and away the best professor for this course. The material can be dry if this subject isn't of interest to you. As a former economist for an investment bank, Doyle knows what he is talking. He puts economics into practice. Less theory than the other economics classes.

This was a big class, but Professor Doyle wrote notes on the tiny chalkboard in small, messy handwriting. The one time he surprised us all with a PowerPoint, he went so quickly that no one could even take notes. Not only that, but most of the time he speaks pretty quietly, even with the mic, and then ends up trailing off and mumbling to himself. So if you take this class, sit close. Also he has a couple quirks that drove me insane. When he gives tests, it's definitely an ordeal. Both weeks that we had a test consisted of a take home quiz due Monday, a take home part of the exam due Wednesday (that was long enough to be a full exam), and then the in class portion also on Wednesday (which was too long to finish in the 50 minute class period, for almost everyone). I found this to be a pretty dull class. It could be the material, but I feel like it would have been better with a different professor.

really interesting. loved the professor. relevant material for understanding the current state of our economy and financial markets. Study hard for midterms or just dutch knockout. get to know professor because he's really nice and knowledgable

Excellent Professor and really interesting class