ECON 4430

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.