ECON 3040

This class delves into the educational system in the U.S., and gives a decent introduction into the theory of education pricing, admissions, and financial aid.

Lectures were sometimes boring, but subject matter was somewhat interesting and kind of easy. Professor is very nice and knowledgable. Tests were easy.

Class wasn't too hard though you had to take it seriously to do well. Professor Turner cares a lot about both her students and the subject she teaches and you can tell. There is a lot of reading but you only need to skim things to be able to write about them on tests. I would recommend this if you are interested in the subject. I took it just as a filler class and it ended up not being that worthwhile.

Great class; it provides a lot of insight into the market for education. I would recommend this class to anyone who likes economics and also has an interst in teaching later in life. Professor Turner is really passioante about the material.

This class is great for 2nd year econ majors that are just getting into real econ classes. Turner is very involved with her students and insists on getting feedback to make sure everyone is doing alright. She's very accessible, as are the TAs for the most part. This class is easy if you keep up and do the readings.

Good material, but not organized very well in lecture. TA was horrible- would go to Turner directly for any questions/concerns. Problems sets didn't relate to lecture had to put in some extra time to understand problem sets.

Meredith is the foxiest TA I've ever had

Great class, great teacher, good TA's. If you go to lectures and read the material, you should get an A in this class. I highly recommend it. The material is usually very interesting too.

This class is a wonderful opportunity to learn about what economists actually do: in class you discuss real-world problems and look at leading economists' research on the topic (students not responsible for technical content). Turner is a very good economist and a compelling teacher. Not difficult.

Prof. Turner is very enthusiastic, and she is also one of the leading researchers in the field of the Economics of Education. She is very accessible, and invites the whole class to dinner at her home (Pav VII). Grading it fair, but tough at times. You don't really HAVE to do the readings to do well, but it makes it a lot easier for the midterms. First midterm is mostly calculations, second is mostly questions about the readings (but all of these were discussed in class, so not doing the reading didn't hurt if you went to class). Also, don't show up late, that makes her mad. Go to class on time, or don't go at all. Good class.