Nice but psychotic..Has fun by making tricky questions in the test and he actually chuckled when he told us this..eeh

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Smart teacher. Makes a boring subject interesting. Humorous in a sarcastic manner. Tests are fair to easy.

Covers the board with random graphs and words in class, making it hard to follow along, and easy to fall asleep. Nice guy, definitely wants to see you succeed, but not the greatest teacher.

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I personally like the way he teahces. He ALWAYS answers questions, and reviews the topics he covered in the previous class, at the beginning of each class. His exams are fairly easy, and he will curve. Yes, it can get 'a bit' boring, but I think he does a good job to keep it as interesting as possible for his students.

Professor Neri is an intelligent old man who is very excited about the coursework he gives. You can learn a lot from him, and if you choose to take advantage of office hours you can really get a lot of information out of him. Advice: Go to office hours, for the assignments, read the book before class, print lecture notes before class.

Very nice guy, but loves to torture you with his tests. Describes himself as "sick" when it comes to making tests--incapable of making short tests. The average test grade is always in the 60's.

Neri's a good guy, really. He's a pretty good lecturer, and very good about answering questions. However, unlike ECON200, you actually have to try in the class. Unless econ come really easily to you, don't expect an easy A.

I have had Dr. Neri for two courses now and I have really enjoyed both classes. Some of the content is difficult, but overall he explains it well. He does a good job of relating material to the real world.

Awesome teacher, very nice and helpful. Sit up front, pay attention and don't be a slacker and you will do great.

Everybody should stop whining! He's a good teacher and his exams are not hard, PERIOD. If you don't get at least a B, either your lazy or stupid (maybe both). So stop bashing Neri!

Excellent teacher, Funny, quirky, teaches well. Tests are hard but he explains the material very well. Free response questions are gone over in class prior to exam. Go to class, listen, take notes, and you'll be more than fine

Look, all you retards need to stop hating on Neri. I sit in the middle, keep my mouth shut and sleep. I get bonus points just for showing up. If you read over his ppts and aren't stupid, you will do well. easy material, great guy. He's funny, energetic, and never gets mad or ****y like other professors. So lay off, im taking this guy again in ECON

He's the man! He gives about 33 points of extra credit in a class graded out of 400. On top of that, he curves. The subject matter is not really as interesting as I thought it was going to be, but I'll take an A over interest anyday.

I love that man! He truly cares about his students and has a genuine compassion for what he does. Economics isn't exactly the most fun thing ever, but he tries his best.

There's really no way to make the material interesting, but he does his best. He always takes the time to answer questions. Although the exam is hard, you'll do fine with a curve if you read the book. You can do well without attending lecture, but attending makes some of the concepts easier to understand.

Neri is a great guy - very nice, tries to tell jokes that are only funny to econ people. Read the book but you can study based off lecture notes. The tests are difficult so study for them. They are exactly what you learned. If you come to class, read the book, and study you will be fine.

very articualte

I've had him 3 times, for 305, 330 and 340. Hard material. Only prof I've ever gotten a C from (In 305 and 330). He's always at his office hours, and can clarify an entire lecture in 5 minutes if you go to them. Don't get too cocky though, his final is ALWAYS harder than the midterms, they knocked me down a letter grade in all three of his classes.

Good professor. Read the book. I would recommend going to every class because he sometimes puts things that he talked about on the exams. Also he gives extra credit quizzes, 5 points just for putting your name on the quiz. Extra credit will help in the end because the final exam is cumulative and hard so studying requires more effort.

Makes the concept extremely clear. The tests are a bit difficult but if you attend the lecture, read the book, and go over aplia, you should be able to get an A.

best econ dude ever. everything was really clear and he always related it to currnet affairs, which really added to the practicality of what ever he was teaching!

I HATE econ, but Neri was a good prof. Go to class, he gives helpful hints that wont be put online. He gives xtra cred attendance points randomly. Ridiculously nice curve for my class. His hw can be confusing and TAs aren't the best, but go to him or tas and get help for it. he incorporates current events, makes things more interesting. Ok tests

Very energetic teacher... Slides are posted online so you never have to attend class.

I am not an econ person and Professor Neri actually made me like the subject. He's funny and clearly enjoys teaching. Exams are all multiple choice, but they aren't too hard. Definitely take him over any other ECON201 professors.

I don't understand why everyone on here complained about hm for 201. I am a freshman in my first semester and I got an A on everything in this class including the exams. They really aren't hard at all...if you go to class. People fail because about 50 out of 300+ people actually go and maybe 25 tops go to discussion. Just go to class...

awesome

Neri is not a bad professor and his tests arent that hard, but out of 2 midterms, he covered all the info on one and on the second one he threw all kinds of random stuff at us. we covered it, but not for longer than a minute or two. when studying for his exams, go over everything in his slides thoroughly even if he doesnt talk about it much

Great professor and very clear. Kind of gassy sometimes but you get use to the smell

One of the best professors I ever had! He explained the material very well. As long as you come to class and follow him, you can understand his explanations very well. Yes, exams were not easy. but if you study, you can get a fair grade. If you are not lazy, and are somewhat interested in Economics, take this course! you will learn a lot.

All semester he would try to get students engaged and I felt bad because no matter how hard I tried to listen I just zoned out but overall the extra credit that he gives helped add 3% curve to my final grade! He answers any question you have even if he spent forever talking about it in class. The discussion questions are usually on the exam too.

Dr. Neri is a great lecturer, who actually knows what he's teaching. Attendance isn't required, but I found it helpful to go to class, also to get the random extra credits he gives. There are 6 problem sets, 2 midterms, and a cumulative final, which are not difficult. He usually also curves at the end of the semester. Take him, you won't regret it!

Took it as a requirement for my major. Hard, but not impossible.

never went to class and pulled a B.

Don't skip lectures, put effort into the problem sets, and regularly study your lecture notes before quizzes and tests. You can get by without the textbook, but I found it very helpful to read the chapters before lectures. I learned a lot and found him to be a great professor, but see why many performed poorly and disliked him Would take again

Neri, love and hate him. He is super nice and will help you out if you ask. But his tests are soooo hard. So hard in fact that he made the final crazy easy in hopes of bringing up grades AND he did a curve. I messed up bad on one exam, had a 66% before the final and still managed to get a B in the class. pay attention in class and do the HW!

If you're not good at econ and don't have to take this class, I would recommend avoiding it. Dr Neri is a nice guy and all but this is the type of class where you can show up consistently, take notes and still fail the exams. The final was one of the hardest exams i've seen in my life, I literally almost started sweating. Thank God for the curve

Really enjoyed this class. Lectures were very straight forward and effective in teaching the required material for exams. Exams all multiple choice and so were much easier to study for. Online homework is extremely helpful in understanding concepts gone over in class. He is very interactive with lectures and answers any questions, good professor

I read the textbook prior to coming to class, paid attention in class, and studied the power points/went to office hours if I was confused about anything. If you go to class and pay attention that is half the battle. His tests are relatively difficult but you've just gotta pay attention and study.

Neri get's a lot of crap, but I think if you could filter the reviews by people who actually read the book it'd be a different story. Hard tests but not unusual for Econ. My Econ classes at IU were harder than the classes at UMD so far. Like other people have said there are a few questions from lectures but most of the stuff is from the book.

Really like him! He is nice and he gave the powerpoints of his class, the PPTs are organized and contain everything you need to know. And he gave the review guide before every exam.

I really liked his lectures! His lectures are well organized and he really tries to convey all his knowledge to the students. I really learned a lot.

I think he's the nicest professor I have ever had at umd, and on top of that he is very thorough in his explanations and you can tell he is very passionate about econ. You dont need to go to class to pass, but if you do you wont have to do much outside work.

Love him. I learned a lot in his class

Found him to be kinda funny. The exams aren't too hard if you study the problem sets and read the textbook/understand the slides. He goes into the weeds sometimes but tries his best to make lectures understandable. Going to the TA's office hours also helps a lot of you're struggling to grasp a concept

Attending lectures isn't mandatory but I recommend it. 3 Exams, 2nd is hardest. Gives out study guides, and sometimes extra credit for attendance. He is a bit lenient and may curve your grade. He wants his class to succeed.

Honestly I liked Dr. Neri, sure he's stale and all but the class is boring enough and he tries to make things interesting. You don't have to go to every lecture, but you should go to most (especially after events like Halloween, Three day weekends, etc.) because he gives extra credit occasionally. First test is easy, second is hard, final is ok.

Though this class covers more complicated math than ECON201 (which I took with Neri), I found this class more interesting and fun. The first test Thanos'd the class (Neri legit advised 10% of the class to drop), then the rest was easier. The final test's average was 56%. My final grade was 68% which earned me a C+. Read the textbook!

Dr. Neri is a tough professor, but as long as you read the book, attend lecture, and study hard, you will do just fine. The tests are similar to his problem sets, but are still relatively difficult. He also gives a rather generous curve at the end of the semester, because people tend to not do all that well. He is fair, and sometimes funny

His slides state the main things you need to know so study from that for tests. All uploaded online. Lectures are sometimes extra credit which helped my grade a lot. Gives a study guide and practice exam before each so learn from those. Hard tests but kinda easy if you study from slides. You can skip lectures but don't make it a habit.

John Neri is one of my favorite Econ professors at UMD. Its a lot of heavy lecturing so if you dont like that dont take his class, and his tests are pretty hard. That withstanding hes an awesome person to learn from, hes very knowledgable and insitful about economics and if you can keep up youll learn a ton (not to mention hes pretty chill)

Funny dude

Professor Neri is extremely knowledgeable in economics and finance. He's also a lot better than some of the other professors in the economics department and subjects he covers are pretty easily understandable. He's pretty engaging and relatively exciting for an early class too.

Exam materials were very much based on lecture so do attend them. Dr. Neri's really into the stuff he's teaching but that doesn't help the fact that lectures can get very boring. He uses MyEconLab so get ready to pay for that. If you're new to this subject, get ready to read because each of the exam covered several chapters which can be dense.

Good explanations of topics, but occasionally a bit boring. Genuinely a funny and nice guy though, and an A is certainly achievable if you put the effort in. He gives like 3% of extra credit for random attendance checks, and doesn't give A-. If you do the weekly homeworks and study for the exams, you can do very well.

Boring class but thats probably just bc I have no interest in Econ. Hes a good professor and explains things well. Theres a ton of homework but its easy hw so thats a good grade inflator to make up for lower exam scores. In order to pass you just have to go to class, set aside plenty of studying time, and focus.