Regardless of who you have as a professor for ECON 3010, it's going to be a difficult class. However, Professor Ciliberto made it exceptionally hard. His use of the Socratic method made learning in class more difficult, as he basically expects you to know what he's going to teach beforehand. He often taught at a fast pace, and in turn made a lot of mistakes during lecture, some regarding important concepts. I basically had to teach myself most of the material, and there was a disconnect between what was taught in class and what the homework covered. Overall, this class was a lot harder than it had to be. Ciliberto is genuinely a nice guy, but I would not recommend taking the class with him.

I'm typically prone to writing longer reviews, but it honestly doesn't feel necessary with Professor Ciliberto. While his class was undoubtedly difficult, if you do the homeworks and takes notes (you have to show up to every class on time if you want participation, anyways), you will do very well in this class. Ciliberto is incredibly engaged during his lectures and excited about the material he's teaching, to the point that he made the grueling topic of Intermediate Microeconomics worthwhile and somewhat enjoyable to take.

Ciliberto is a great professor who really cares about his students. The tests are hard but if you study you should do fine. He grades fairly and his curve was quite generous. He is one of the best professors to take Econ 3010 with.

A very engaging lecturer. Emphasis is on the midterms and finals, which are formidable but relate closely to the problem sets.

he goes wayyyy too in depth. weeds out nubs

If you are going to take ECON-3010, you're at the milestone of economics, and Prof. Ciliberto is the best at teaching it so far in the department.

Love, love, love Ciliberto. Fun guy, made an effort to know everyone's name in class and clearly enjoys what he does. But, the tests were tricky (no partial credit b/c they were multiple choice) and he usually put too many problems on the test so you couldn't finish in time, or had to rush through. . .unless you really studied hard. Go to his office hours & get to know him!

One of the best teachers I've had at UVA. Extremely accessible and willing to help in or out of class. Lectures are clear and Socratic method is helpful. His accent is not a problem at all.

Great class if you liked ECON 2010. Ciliberto is friendly and willing to answer questions. Midterms and final aren't terrible if you spend time on the homeworks and understand them. Curve is generous.

Difficult class but necessary for econ majors. He operates class in a socratic seminar fashion and will call on students at random times. Curve is okay in the end