Professor loves the material in the class and is very enthusiastic about teaching it. He tries very hard to learn everyone's name in the class and uses the socratic method to drive the class discussion. Much of the lecture consists of examples applying the concepts. The two midterms are very difficult so focus your attention on those.

this course is tough and i wouldn't recommend it unless you're an econ major/minor or just really interested in the topic. federico is very enthusiastic and a great teacher though. the midterms and finals are just about impossible, but keep in mind the humongous curve he puts in at the end. i got a 74 in the class and got an A-... a 50 gets you a C+. since the final and midterms are worth 90% of the grade, just study really hard for those and you should be fine

Professor Ciliberto is someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about the material that he is trying to teach to the students. Nevertheless, the midterm and the final exams that he gave to the students were quite difficult. I would recommend mastering the concepts and the techniques if you would like to do well on those. The homework sets were doable.

This class can be sort of hard but Professor Ciliberto does a good job of explaining the concepts. You really need to go to class though to be prepared for the tests.

He gives you answers to homeowrk so you can check them. Copy homework at your own peril: exams aren't easy. He tries to learn the names of all students and asks questions in class. Overall a pretty good professor.

Prof. Ciliberto is awesome. He calls on you in class even if you don't raise your hand, but you get used to it after the first week or so and it's not that bad. He posts answers to the problem sets before they're due, so that part of your grade is a given 100. The tests are multiple choice and not that hard if you go to class and study. Great class and prepares you well for future econ classes.

Great class, very worthwhile. Ciliberto was a great teacher, although going to discussion was of great benefit every week (even though not required). TAs (especially Jura and Uma) were the best at explaining homework and clarifying material. Good class, learned a lot, got me interested in economics, but not a breeze either.

Ciliberto is very enthusiastic, and genuinely cares about his students. He calls on individuals in class to answer questions, and learns everyone's name in a 100 person lecture. If you have to take 301, Ciliberto is a great guy and a good professor - I learned a lot from him.

Difficult class, but Prof. Ciliberto didn't make it any easier.

Requires you to pay attention in class by randomly calling names to answer questions. Ciliberto was difficult, but also very helpful.