How difficult are economic classes at Brown?

BrownAlumParent
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:28:42 +0000

I know there is at least one econ concentrator here, so they can give you more info. My student at Brown has taken a number of Econ courses and is considering adding a second econ concentration. The feedback I have heard is that for them, econ courses are actually quite easy, but it appears that some other students find them harder than they thought. Apparently for my student the difference is 1) having a strong and also intuitive math background and 2) having listened to the economics segments on NPR almost every day going back and forth to school for the past 6 years or more before college! (Neither parent is any sort of business major, we just like NPR.)