How difficult are economic classes at Brown?

rob22
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:41:11 +0000

Econ classes at Brown are generally pretty easy, although it obviously depends on the particular class. For example ECON 1130 (Mathematical Micro) is substantially harder than ECON1110 (Micro). It depends on what difficulty you want to have in your classes. As an econ major though, I can tell you the classes are quite easy, but are also applicable in real life, which is great. Yashuara is generally regarded as one of the more difficult professors in the department, so it’s good to be aware of this going in.

The people who have trouble in econ usually have a poor math background from my experience. If you have a solid background in basic math (usually just Calc BC and maybe some prob/stat) you’ll be fine. Granted, you’ll still need to put in some work – but it’s unlikely you’ll feel completely overwhelmed.