Nice course, nice professor.

He has a boring voice but is very nice. He returned my e-mails really quickly and was very receptive during office hours. The exams were kind of hard.

The prof is really helpful; he will even answer you questions during lecture. This course really helps you understand current economic issues.

Good man... knows a lot!

Boring Course, Good Teacher Though.

Deardorff loves the material and is very enthusiastic, but he is a very boring lecturer. I had difficulty staying awake for the whole 1.5 hours. His exams are way hard but he curves them pretty dramatically. Only take this class if the subject matter is very appealing. I got a B+.

Interesting lectures. Helps you understand applications of concepts into the real world.

boring but knowledgable

He's amazing in lecture his voice is slightly monotonous but he's really funny, in a very corny way, really knows his stuff, brilliant, I recomend this course if you are very interested in the topic

People complain too much about this guy; his voice can be a LITTLE monotonous, but for the most part he's VERY intelligible, gives conprehensive answers, and has an interesting sense of humor. I'd take the class again (and try a little harder).

he is very helpful... and his lecture is not really boring if u listen to what he has to say. His intermittent jokes are quite funny too.

considering the fact that it's hard to entertain 300 people in a dark auditorium, he's doing a great job. WSJ stuffs are his attemps to connect materials to the real world. He's amazing and quite funny if you appreciate, guess not so much if you don't. He's one of my favorite teacher in this school.

Deardorff is a very cool guy. His speaking style is straightfoward and easy to grasp. His is the authority on international economics...read his curriculumn vitae. He had credibility and connections, like most elevated UM professors do, but he really had alot.

If you pay attention and go to class you will do well

I must say that he is a good prof. but this should be an 8 credit course. He asks for too much, he should realize that we are taking courses other than his course. He expects us to know facts from the WSJ such as the unemployment rate and other ridiculous stuff. He should be more considerate. Every exam is cumulative which makes no sense.

i hate the wall street journal. i like deardorff tho.

You can tell he is a brilliant person, but not always the most engaging teacher. Still a good class, but using overheads all the time got quite boring. Whatever he says-you don't need to subscribe to the WSJ as he posts all the articles online.

He is a great professor and knows his work. Trust me! Taking his course enables u to discuss macro-economics. Take his course if you want to learn, but if you want to solve your Sudoku puzzle, its better you do that in your house or the restroom because his lectures are for paying attention and learning. And the best part is that he is unbiased.

Deardorff- what a guy. 340 is a quality class and he gives great insights, often based on his expansive personal experiences, on the various merits and flaws (but usually positive value) of enhancing free trade. He's a breath of fresh air in this state/university which normally sides with protectionism. It's not bias, he just makes the truth clear.

Nice person, good professor. If you do the readings and his practice questions, you really should get an A.

You have to adjust to his style of teaching, but he is a very smart guy and keeps lecture very interesting.

Tends to use too much outside readings. Too much readings for an econ course. But he is a well-informed professor that is good at answering questions. Easy course to take if you are doing it Pass/Fail

Greatest prof. at UM. Tests are reasonable and prof. will help whenever desired, even when in India.

Deardorff is actually an excellent professor. But topic of economics in general is so boring that people tend to think that the professor himself is boring, when that simply isn't the case. Deardorff gives you plenty of past exams to practice on before taking the real test, so there is no reason why you can't get an A.

Professor Deardorff is very very good. He structured the class in a very organized way. I liked him very much. Some students didn't like him as much; however, the students who didn't like him were usually the same students who didn't study so much.

Great professor, great class. The material is real-world appliable and interesting. Deardorff is a great lecturer, although he can be boring. I took this class for fun and didn't really care about the grade but ended up with an A+. The homework was usually very easy. the only bad thing about the class was that WSJ subscription was a waste of money.

Deardorff is a boring lecturer, I fell asleep about 11 times each lecture. The material learned in lecture does not reflect what is tested on the exam. The exams are difficult, not an easy class at all.

He is an interesting lecturer, and his class is enjoyable. However, his exams are, in my opinion, very unfair. They don't test basic concepts as much as esoteric details. If you enjoy learning economic models, and aren't worried about grades, then Prof. Deardorf is for you. However, his exams, be forewarned, are very difficult to prepare for.

My favorite professor at the university. Hard to get an A, easy to get a B, impossible to fail if you go to class. Teaches almost as much history as theory, little calculations, some memorization. Took class time to talk about current issues. responds to emails in 5 seconds if you have any questions. interesting class!

My favorite class last semester. The Professor was awesome, and he incorporated economic news into the class too. But be prepared to put in a lot of hard work for this class, which includes memorizing a LOT of factual information, definition and acronym. I would highly recommend this class for its broad perspective

Alan is a brilliant man, a renowned economist, and his class is very interesting. Only, he has the malicious intention of making exams as hard as possible, resorting to offbeat questions and obscure acronyms in an attempt to trip his students. His class is worth it though.

Alan Deardorff is one of the best professor I've ever studied with, let alone his world-class reputation. He gave very clear explanations on the hard-to-digest topics. Though he is a tough grader, he is quite fair on the grading policy based on your quality of work and attempts.

Professor Deardorff is one of the best Professors I've had at Michigan. He is one of the best trade economists in the world, yet takes the time to plan amazing lectures and work with students until they understand the material. Tests aren't easy, but are based fairly on the lecture slides and study questions posted online.

Easily one of the best Professors that I've taken at Michigan. This class will change the way you view the world and the world economy. It's by no means an easy A, but the material is very learnable if you work at it, and it's possible to ace the class even if you aren't an Econ major or have only taken 101/102.

Great lecturer in my opinion. Yes, there's a lot of work and reading, but if you really want a solid foundation in understanding international economics this is a solid course. Lectures super interesting. I'm taking this at the same time as ECON 102, and there's a lot of overlapping material which helps a lot. Yes, you need to read the textbook!!

Great and interesting lecturer. Study questions mandatory to get that A. Unless you've dropped by in office hours and introduced yourself he really isn't accessible (doesn't give that welcoming vibe when walking by him) outside class.