The only teacher at York who'll have a coffee with his students!

Great Personality. Keeps the class well entertained.

fabby, never a dull momnent even in a 3hr lecture!

John is an excellent professor and person.I highly recommend his courses to anyone who is serious about learning the right way

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Easy to to well. Go to class, do not talk, be respectful and do what he says. Guaranteed good mark. He is also very funny. I don't get where the other people are coming from at all.

Very relax atmosphere in class and a funny bloke

very nice prof who is relax and fun to tlk to

You people are mean!...He is a great professor!...Just go and see him if you need help and he is so awesome about it!...He tries SO hard to please his students...just give him a break. AND about Greece...it is cute how he is so proud...BUT Portugual still should have taken the cup!

why all the bad comments? This is one of the best professors i ever had. He works hard to make good notes for his students and is very relaxed when it comes to tests. His tests are fair and he bumps up marks. Just try to makes friends with him.

He is excellent and friendly. The best at York. Take his class if you think your future and go to all lectures.

He is a very nice professor..i have always found him to be one of the respected profs..In my class he was very nice and his Mid-terms and His final are both extreamly easy..All you have to do is to to know your notes well..i greatly enjoyed his class and his jokes..and as a result i ended up with A+ and top among the class.

Good guy, i saw him on the TTC bus one day and he talked to me the whole time. Go speak to him, he wants to meet his students. He really wanted me to come to him if i had any problems, he said that four times. Sometimes wears the same clothes

I am quite unimpressed at how some have rated this gentleman. He is truely one of the greatest, most memorable teachers I've ever had. He is eloquent, an arduous worker, and respectable. He asks for a quiet classroom in which real learning can take place. In all fairness, I don't believe anybody else could do a better job in teaching stats than him

He is an amazing prof, really funny and sarcastic, the way profs should be! I had him for ECON 1530, I'm glad that he is teaching this class. His notes are so clear and easy to unerdstand. It's not that he tries to humiliate his students, he has a good sense of humor. Show up to class, if he recognizes your face, he will be more likely to help you!

John is a very nice professor. He always makes me laugh. You just need to study the notes he gives and you should be fine. His exams are not too challenging. He likes a quiet environment, and so do I. After all we want to study. Approachable, gives examples from real life, and better than all the other professors teaching the course.

Hilarious and knowledgable...very approachable and helpful!

this is one of the limited AMAZING professors at york's crappy economic department. He is so approachable and really cares about his students. He takes the time to make notes so everyone can copy them off the board. great sense of humour.try to become friends with him and you will do fine. This bull**** department should hire more profs like hi

Going to his class was almost therapeutic. Funny, clear, and all you really have to do is copy notes and enjoy his lecturing. The class is not too difficult as long as you make use of your study guide. I love you, John.

HE IS JUST A FANTASTIC PROF! REALLY APPROACHABLE! MADE ME TO MAJOR IN ECON EVENTUALLY =D JUST THE WAY PROFS SHOULD ENCOURAGE THERE STUDENTS =D MY ADVICE: STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!

He is by far the best prof. I have had in all my class's. He is one of the few profs who actually trys to make his students get better grades and the speed of the class is perfect. and he covers a reasonable amount of work with the time given.

funniest guy ever. maybe not the best teacher, but you will definitely get a good laugh out of having him as your teacher. he makes the funniest random jokes sometimes and it's good for class. he is a bit unclear sometimes with the things he says and is known to make his exams quite difficult, but the assignment in 2500 was simple.

I'm glad I had John as my professor this term. He's funny and overall a really nice person. I understood what he taught us in lectures and found his tests and exam reasonable. Thank you John! A suggestion would be to make lecture notes available before class so people can print them out, and thus focus more on listening to what you have to say.

He is a vey fair professor, if you are rude, not diciplined, dont take him. But if you are not a complete idiot who reads the paper in class, and respects him as a professor, you MUST deffinately take him..the best prof@York (NEVER PUTS STUDENTS DOWN FOR NO REASON)Just come to every class and TAKE NOTES!!!use book only4referance U will B FINE!!!!

He's a good prof, easygoing. midterm and exam are pretty straightforward and fair.

He is a good teacher!!!

He is one of the best teachers: clear, funny and very helpful.

Ver very good professor and always ready to help you! Don't behave like an idiot and study, take his notes, and you are good to go!

he is soooo easy. just go the lectures. dont even bother reading the text book. exam questions come right from the notes he gives. take this prof !!!!

he was great. but boring.

THIS GUY'S A CHAMP...HANDS DOWN...HE HELPED ME GET INTO THE MBA PROGRAM AT SCHULICH...

well, he teaches at a good pace and his examples are good too. he is also funny at times. the tests are fair , but u are always struggling to finish them in time since there are so many questions.in the last midterm test there were 50 questions in a 45 min class!! overall not a bad prof.

He has an accent but he teaches it in a simple wy. It is so easy to understand. Tests are hard to finish since not enough time but other than that he is good

he is a reasonably goof prefessor. and those of u who are saying that he is easy or something..well the average for the midterm was low and i dont think that he is an easy professor. it seems like he wants students to drop out by asking difficult questions on test

funny guy and always willing to help you out when you need it!

He is hilarious! If you're in his class in the future, just pay attention (or at least pretend you're interested! haha), don't talk and he will respect you in return. Tests are just like study guide/online quizzes (comes with the book) questions; seem easy, but don't be fooled: you really do need to study! (class average is low).

Very funny teacher, I actually did much better on the 2nd test, looking back I made dumb mistakes, I would bet this guy is probably easier than many professors, Tricked us in the final, most of the Q´s were from the chapter with practically no notes, but the final was still fair. In future years this is going to be a class that I will miss.

I've stdudied text book and study guide, but the test level was high enough.

this guy is very good. he helps u out during exam time. anyways if u dont study den obviously u will blame the prof. but this guy tries his best to give everyone good marks. he's just amazing. no economics prof. can help u more than he does.

HE WAS A GREAT TEACHER. VERY CLEAR AND HIS CLASS WAS REALLY A GOOD ONE. VERY KNOWLEDGABLE. I HIGH RECOMMEND THIS PROFESSOR.

His accent is really hot, which makes it fun to pay attention in class :D sometimes i think he wants to get shot, when he pinpoints countries and talks about them. Hes a sweet man

Overall, he is a great instructor and I would enjoy having him as an instructor again. He works hard to teach the course material and lectures with a great amount of interest. This was definitely one of my more interesting classes!

I don't know what people below are talking about. He is an amazing prof & his lectures are interesting, unlike other profs you can actually keep awake in his class. I never took econ, & i got a great mark. If you read the book + look at his notes & do the STUDY GUIDE questions (which he uses for his tests), you can easily get a great mark.

I cannot believe how biased these ratings are. He is a VERY VERY smart guy and good prof...he explains things very well and makes lectures interesting...and this coming from a student who hasn't gotten her grade yet and would like to think that this rating is an unbiased one!!! sincerely, e.gj.

I find it really amusing that only kids from year 1 courses are having a 'hard' time with this professor. Listen up kids, welcome to university life. This is how you are supposed to study.. on your own. The professor gives you a guide on what you should study, and you do. This is not babysitting. Econometrics is hard, and he teaches it well.

Really liked this prof. He made the class a lot more easy going than any other prof I have ever had and unlike any other prof he isn't out to screw over the students. He will help you out as much as you need it.

BEST PROF EVER!! Just pay attention and atke his notes. He is one of the nicest profs I have had in all my years at York. Unlike a lot of prof's he not out to get you and screw you over, he's there to help when you need it. Take him for as many classes as you can!

This guy is amaazing! I don't know what everyone els eis talking about. WELCOME TO UNIVERSITY!!! A prof woulndn't be a prof if he didnt know what he was teaching, hes more educated than all of you guys!!! Teachers like kids that show interest and ask questions. He is very helpful!!! Great guy all in all, I would Definitely recoment him!!!!

Great Prof! Interesting & clear! Class is really easy, just read the textbook.

Great professor, very easy to get good marks with him. Just attend the lecture, read his notes and you will do fine. Jokes in the class and makes the class at ease. Overall excellenet Professor

YOU PEOPLE ARE HORRIBLE! He can't speak english? Face it, he speaks it better than you do. You just say that because of his accent. Shame on you. If you don't understand, then start paying attention. This guy isn't the problem, you are. Very clear notes summarized from the book,and you can actually stay awake in his class- interesting & hilarious

he is sure very friendly guy, the text book was useless, his medterm was based on his note only!!! you have to understand everything in order to get good mark. his exam is 100% multiple choices and it could be very tricky. well, i loved his sense of humor, but face it, he is not going to help you, you have to help your self!!

I truly think he is the best professor I will ever encounter. His exams come right out of the study guide and he is extremely helpful. Go to his office hours and become friends with him- he is great and you will do great!

I cannot believe what I am reading here!This guys is FANTASTIC. So what he has an accent and he knows exactly what he is talking about and he makes lectures interesting. I would definitely recommend him. Do your work, show interest and you get a great grade. First year student get used to University, this isn't highschool,grades are not handed to u

Best Professor I ever had!

Awesome hot

This professor is very nice and understanding. He may not teach all of the material in class, but it is all posted in his notes. All you need to do is understand his notes well and be able to use the formulas provided. If you do this, you are going to do well. Also, although attendance is not mandatory, the attending students are favored.

He is a good professor. Only he can make a clear notes from each chapter for you.I would like to say "Thanks"

Honestly the best professor. He cares about the students, doesn't try to make your life hard. Even if you don't understand all the material he teaches, he will always be considerate and often give you a better grade than expected. I have taken two courses with him and attended class each time with a smile, never stressed!

He is one the most sweetest profs I have ever had. Initially I was also led into believing that he doesnt teach gud bla bla though he is actually very interesting, makes things easy for students and is always there for help. One of the best profs for stats and economics courses.I highly recommend him!P.S. always listen to every single thing he says

BEST PROFESSOR AT YORK

Nice guy, midterm was fair, and he gives better grade than you've expected

easiest exams, if you do the readings and study obviously, but it's so straightforward

lengthy but easy exams..overall good prof.

no good teaching skills, but a very nice guy with easy exams!

Best prof ever. keep students happy nd u get better thn u expected..

okay prof, but very boring and u have to study hard

A funny prof if you attend his lectures, I found that econ 1010 is based completely on the textbook so attendance isn't mandatory. he gives out past tests, they are really helpful if you study from them

Sir, we want better slides..

Amazing Prof. One of the best prof I had in york. Go to class follow his notes.

Good professor and a great man ! He was my prof for Intermediate Macroeconomic theory and Economics of a Financial Institution. Interesting classes, hes jokes. Easy A

Excellent Prof!!

Most down-to-earth guy ever. Genuine and honest. He left a memorable impression in my mind...

Best down to earth professor you will ever find! Very helpful, and such a hilarious, guy. Exams are on the tough side, but sticks to the book. Take as many courses as you can with him, it'll be York's loss when he retires.

I BELIEVE MR.PASCHAKIS IS A GREAT PERSON. BEST PROFESSOR IN YORK UNIVERSITY EVER! APRIL FOOLS DAY. HE GAVE ME A STRONG FOUNDATION OF MACROECONOMICS/POLITICS/HISTORY IN JUST ONE COURSE!! TAKE ALL YOUR COURSES THAT YOU COULD TAKE WITH HIM AND YOU WONT REGRET THAT DECISION. LECTURES ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR, EXAMS ARE VERY EASY.

If you go to his class and do questions from the textbook for practice you will get A in his class.

great prof overall.

A great prof, those who are complaining obviously didn't care to pay attention or do their required readings.

He's a great professor - he's like a teacher, not the normal prof. He does have quite an accent which might be difficult to understand for some, but to me he was crystal clear since he knew the stuff. He cracks jokes a lot so he makes the lecture fun. Tests are easy if you pay attention in class. I would take another one of his courses if I could.

I'm hoping that he teaches Monetary Economics I this summer. I'd love to take it with him. He's a great teacher and a very sweet person.

He explained it so clearly that every one of us can understand him.

Not sure if I'm the student you should be listening to but I took his class in 2011, never showed, didn't take it seriously. When midterms rolled around I decided to see him for office hours. From that meeting I felt he really cares about his students and wants them to succeed. I didn't pass the class though because I obviously wasn't prepared.

I don't know why some econ students don't like this guy a lot. But I got to say he is helpful, kind hearted, and you will get a very good mark with not much work.

I took john for finance as well as corporate finance. He is an amazing professor and is very helpful. I would definitely recommend students to take his classes.

John is an amazing prof. He teaches really well, and makes sure that the students fully understand the concepts. Whenever something isn't clear, you can always feel free to visit him in office hours and then he'll explain the topic to you. Econ is a tough course, and you DO have to rely on the textbook to pass. But John is very helpful, too.

He's so cute. I love him. I've had him for both ECON1000 and ECON1010 and he was the most entertaining guy ever (that is for the two lectures I've attended in all of ECON1000 and ECON1010). Tests are pretty much based off of the study guide. Never opened my textbook, never owned a test bank, still did well. MyEconLab helps a lot.

Enjoyed his classes. Has an accent but if you concentrate you can understand. You definitely need to read the textbook attending lectures is more for clarity purposes-will help you if you ask questions. One of the few profs who cares about his students. Tests are difficult you need to study. Wouldn't mind having him as a prof again.

In one word, He is the best ! love him.

Such an amazing prof...

idk why ppl dont like him one of the best econ prof. not to mention he bell curves at the end

Paschakis is a good professor, recommend buying the book and referring to his notes to get a clear concept. Get to know the guy, he's a cool fella

Professor Paschakis is the best professor that York has to offer. He cares a lot about his students success, and really strives to make sure that his students understand the material and can apply it as well. If you show him you care, and you're willing to put in the effort (i.e. reading the textbook) you will be very happy with end result.

He is an amazing prof and care about his students. would definitely take more cources with him.

Folks that say he's not a good prof: I absolutely DISAGREE !! Hes's very helpful and if you go to his office hours would spend 20-30 minutes if necessary to hep you understand. If you're taking a calculus course with him don't expect him to go over stuff that you were supposed to learn in 11 or 12 grade. Math courses are time consuming

Best Professor in this University, anyone who says otherwise is a loser.

one of the best profs I have ever had definitely take his class

John is a very nice guy. At times it's hard to understand him because of his accent but he will explain the material to you until you get it. He's there for his students always willing to help. And he bell curves the marks which is always really nice.

He's a great professor. I feel bad for him because students are always asking for a boost. He's very understanding if you take the time to talk to him. You will do excellent if you like the course he teaches. To do well (85%) you MUST piece together the theory behind what is happening in his notes. Has an accent but has never bothered me.

Absolutely GREAT guy. Lecture style is awkward, and his accent does not help, and if you read the material and listen hard he gets the message through effectively. Will help a student to the best of his ability provided you can show him that you are making an effort. Would take him again for ECON4200.

A passionate, caring professor that cares about his class and economics. Although his accent and lectures make it tempting to skip class, he usually covers the topics for the tests very well. The tests are fair, and are completely doable with practice from the textbook. He cares for his students, and will help you out if you drop in by his office.

Truly a professor that cares about teaching and is passionate about the material. Reading the textbook several times is a must, as lecture material can be awkward and confusing at times. Likes to give multiple choice exams which are a nightmare trying to split hairs between possible answers. Accessible, cooperative. caring.

hey a good teacher he's funny he rewards students that make effort but ppl who dont hey will not give a easy a h need to show up and sit in class to get the best make if u attent class u will get handouts and u will not need the text book

Honestly, John is an amazing professor. He cares about his students so much and he's willing to help students to get good grade if they're willing to put in the effort. I got an A and all I did was showing him my effort to learn. People complained because they got bad grades. You can't expect an A if you don't show up to class or don't study. :/

honestly if i could take all of my Econ classes with this guy, i would do so in a heartbeat. this guy is like The Greatest Of All Time. GOAT! John, if you have a tinder account i'll swipe you to right big up yo' self BIg J

perfect

he is a very nice professor, he likes to share some real market information rather just we should learn from the book. I really like his teaching style, his exam is a little bit hard. Need to do some extra work. Don't miss any classes, don't leave early. You should be fine for his class.

read the textbook and slides but most importantly practice the test banks

One of the few profs that truly cares when you go talk to him.

He is the best

John is a funny prof and he cares a lot about his students. If you put effort into his class then you will end with a great mark.

Best professor I've had in 4 years of york. Will always help you. And is willing to talk to you about stocks and investing

He is absolutely hilarious. I never thought I would say a lecture is FUN to go to but professor pashakis really goes out of his way. Extremely helpful and very knowledgeable in real world application and economics. A must take!

Great professor. Very funny and tries to help. Fair tests, just make sure to practice and there will be no surprises. Likes to talk about other topics other than economics at times which is refreshing

I just graduated from York and I took his course a few years ago as an elective. He is the best professor I ever had and he is the most caring Professor I have ever met throughout my undergrad! Take this class with him if you have a chance. Thank you again!

Very good professor Very good lectures John is a very nice person I love him Take him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice professor

Took he few months ago. Very excellent. Easy A+

Very easy midterm

John is a great man and professor. I really enjoyed his class and he cares very much for students. You have to appreciate his passion to help students and his ability to motivate students. He makes economics really interesting, because of him he taught me about the stock market. I made enough money that it paid off for my tuition. A MUST TAKE!

John, is a good professor. He really cares for students and is always willing to share his knowledge with students. I hope that he teaches forever, he really is one of the most inspirational lecturers I have met. You MUST take as many classes as possible with him.

Professor Paschakis is a memorable Professor. I wish more people in the world were like him. Very cute grandfather trying his best to use technology.

I took this class in Monetary Economics with John at Glendon. He is a class act professor who cares for students. He should be teaching more classes. He makes me want to go to school and I attended every lecture. Such a nice heart and will repeat himself until everyone in the class understands. Very good financial investor as well.

Super nice and lectures are easy to follow :) would def take his courses again

Dr. John Paschakis is my favourite professor at York, a truly empathetic and enthusiastic professor. This professor obviously loves teaching and interacting with students which is a breath of fresh air given that too many professors are cold and lack that human element. I definitely recommended him, 10/10!!

Hands down the best econ professor I've had. Engaging lectures, always willing to help, and made a tough subject feel manageable. Definitely use unstuckstudy ai and the free textbook to stay on top of things.