If you're looking for an econ elective, this is definitely a strong option. Prof Lockwood is really sweet and wholesome but his teaching style is not for everyone. Lectures kinda feel like they're not really going anywhere and its easy to get distracted. The content itself is foundationally based upon the fact that econ is not always the answer so it can get confusing. Most lectures were structured around poll everywhere questions, however he would never give us a genuine answer for any of the questions. It became really easy to zone off or distract myself in class. With that being said, the course content is genuinely interesting and not particularly difficult. There is 1 midterm, 1 (dutch knockout) final, and 5 problem sets with the lowest grade being dropped. The problem sets themselves honestly felt very difficult and not at all similar to what was taught in lecture. I would have to go to a TAs office hours every time to work on it with the group and I still wouldn't get stellar grades on them. The final was incredibly difficult, but the rest of the graded items in the class weren't horrible. If I was more consistent about paying attention in class and attending TA discussions, I think I could've performed much better, but for the effort I put into the class I felt like it was graded fairly and I'm generally satisfied.

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If you love the tools of economics, you'll love this class. Lee Lockwood is secretly one of the funniest professors on grounds. He's a bit of an awkward economist sometimes with the delivery, and if you get the sense of humor, he is laugh out loud funny. The polleverywhere questions he uses to teach are great in helping you think about the tools of economics. Midterms, HW, and the final are all fair. The material itself isn't that hard or mathematical, but it is really is useful in expanding your economics toolkit.