ECON 4430

This class is fantastic. While the lectures can be a bit dull at times, Professor Sekhri certainly cares a lot about her students and wants to see them succeed. If you've taken Shobe's class, it's pretty much the same thing just with a little more math (honestly, I found it to be easier despite it being a 4000-level class). There are no readings, and really no other outside work other than the 5 (pretty short) problem sets and the group project (which my group knocked out in a weekend with ease). The exams are extremely fair, and she pretty much tells you everything you need to know in the study guides and problem sets. I found that a great study strategy was to create a sheet with everything included on the study guide, and redo the problem sets once or twice. If you do that, you're golden. While she provides very little guidance for the group project, doing so seems intentional, as all she wants to see is that you did your research and applied class concepts to any environmental topic that you are interested in. Overall, a solid, relatively easy choice for an Econ elective.

Professor Sekhri means well, but she is super boring and lackadaisical which makes it hard to pay attention in lecture. She also was late and/or cancelled class many times throughout the semester. The content is also not super interesting unless you are profoundly interested in environmental economics. With that being said, she was fair with grading and exams were not difficult. The problem sets were not hard and there was no other work aside from studying and the group project at the end of the semester. You could do worse if looking for an elective in the economics department. #tCFS24

This is the best class that I've taken within the Econ department yet. Professor Sekhri is a spectacular teacher, and shes super fair. There are two midterms worth 25% each, a final "quiz" which is super light if you do a good job reviewing worth 17%, an easy group project worth 15%, and the rest is homework and participation. The homework is a completion/"effort based" grade (as long as you do something or show some work you're going to get full point, and the TA goes over the answer and the process.

If you review the HW and follow the review sheet, you're going to do well on the tests.

Overall Professor Sekhri does an amazing job showing how this is relevant. This class answers the "why am I learning this" question everyone suffers in the required classes for Econ, and she is as fair as it gets. Highly recommend.

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Interesting and has in-depth knowledge about her field. Would highly recommend it to someone who took ECON3010 and wants to learn about environmental economics. It has a lot of quantitative stuff and a lot of memorisation and application but I think it's a great elective.
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The material and course is fairly straight forward, but doing well on the exams requires lots of memorizing. None of the concepts were that hard. The exams are very similar to the problem sets.

Prof. Sekhri was sick for part of the semester, but my impressions, she is fair and straight forward with the material.

Overall, the class was interesting , but it moves at a snail's pace. I would take the course if you are looking for a fairly simple Econ course and have an interest in environmental topics that are typically in the news.

Not a difficult class. The problem sets are easy 100's and directly reflect what will be on the test. The class is half math and half conceptual. No reading is required and the class is usually interesting; although the slides can put you to sleep.

If you study a moderate amount for the tests and pay attention in class, getting an A is not difficult.

This class is not as easy as mentioned, actually a decent amount of work required for an A and grading can be random. Lots of uncertainty in terms of what you end up getting. Lectures can be dry except for those really interested in environmental policy. Don't expect an easy A, definitely have to work to get it.

Interesting and easy class. Study guides for the exams are handed out that outline everything you'll need. Grading is lenient also.

interesting class. just study the exam reviews she hands out and you should do fine

The best course in the ECON dept. Interesting topic, easy exams and nice professor.

This class was very interesting and straightforward. Professor Sekhri is very clear when teaching, you know exactly what to expect on her tests and quizzes. Easy A.

If you are interested in environmental policy then this class if worth it. If not, then I do not recommend it. The Professor is not a good lecturer and puts together sub-par powerpoint notes. This class has no textbook which is nice, but makes it difficult to look up confusing subjects. Exams are graded subjectively and often have ambiguous or misleading questions.

This class has very interesting and practical material, but the teacher is sometimes hard to understand. The first midterm was a breeze, but ambiguous questions on the second made it much more difficult.

This class was relatively easy but also quite a bit boring. People should decide about whether to take this class depending on what's more important to them: learning something interesting or getting easy credit.

Very easy class. Just go to class and do the problem sets and it's an easy A.

Its relatively easy compared to other econ classes. There are 5 problem sets 2 midterms and a final. Also she randomly calls on people so make sure you do the readings before class because participation counts for 5% of the grade.

One of the worst classes I've taken at UVA. You actually learn nothing! I know no more economics after taking this class than I knew after taking 201 with Elzinga.

Interesting class. She explains the material well and is very clear about what will and will not be on the exams. First half of the class is more interesting than the second half, but it is all applicable to current problems.

I have to seriously object to the previous comment. I think Prof Sekhri is a competent professor, considering it is her first time teaching. She effectively explained concepts, and and has better grammar than the previous reviewer. Granted the second part of the semester was a little boring,she consistently wanted feedback to improve the course. I expect this class to only get better in the future. She also makes her self available outside of class and encourages questions.

Also the class is easy, and she is a generous grader.

This is Prof. Sekhri's first at UVA and this is possibly the worst class I have taken in my four years here. She goes extremely fast, has trouble speaking clear English, and even we there is obvious confusion among the students, she forges ahead with new material. The first half of the class is bearable, but the second half is almost entirely theory dependent...which is explain terribly. The book does not follow her sparse notes...Ultimately, do not subject yourself to this professor...take it with Shobe or don't take it at all.