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Graves is harder the other econ profs I've had, but go to class and pay attention and you'll get an A. I never went to recitation and managed that. He just makes you think in a different way.

I feel that Phil Graves gets a bad rap. He is far too intelligent to be teaching basic Economics classes to immature college students. He has a hard time creating enthusiasm for the subject unless you are already interested in it and the people who speak badly of him are there to try and get by with an easy grade. However, if you pay attention to the lectures or just the notes, an A is easy to obtain. I missed a lot of class and got an A for two different classes of his. He is on the cutting edge.

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Graves is awesome to listen to and as a professor he makes the tests short and simple. He also forms your grade to give you the best possible final grade.

Very good professor. Helpful and understandable. Well organized notes. One of the only professors ive had the truely wants to see every student succeed. very refreshing in contrast to most professors and TA's who feel that being an ass is what they are there for.

Graves is awesome. If you are taking prin. of microecon take it with graves! his lectures are very clear and thorough. Tests aren't very hard and if you do good you dont have to take the final. Much better than other econ 2010 professors

Graves sure loves to talk about random things. That said, if you come to class and read the textbook you will do well in that class. The TAs aren't much help, but thats not his fault. Much easier than other econ professors for this course!

Go to class for the first few sections (like Supply and Demand stuff) but the rest can be learned in recitation. Also, if you don't get the topic, GO ASK HIM!! even if he's not so helpful in class, it will be 100% more clear if you go to his office hours!

"The organization of the political system is similar to the organization of a septic tank, the largest chunks float to the top". P. Graves, 2008. Funny dude & strong defender of his sometimes spurious/pointless arguments. Best class to nap through. Worse part of class were the defiant self-entitled environmentalists. If in doubt, choose E

I took micro economics. He doesn't care about attendance or book reading. Almost everything depends on the exam. If you know the material it's not a super hard exam. But you do need to learn everything he's talking about. His exams covers it all.

Phil was my graduate advisor. While I had to go elsewhere for very technical econometric questions, Phil was the master at teaching me to think like an economist. A much harder to quantify skill than showing me how to do regressions, but vital none the less.

Best economic teacher at CU hands down.

If you've taken BCOR finance and ethics this course is a breeze. Graves talks about discounting cash flows a bunch, and a lot of his arguments are fairly easy to understand. I feel like I learned a lot. He teaches simplified models that help explain why pollution occurs and why it's so hard to measure and control. Great elective for business kids.

Graves is very helpful and knows tons about the material. If you have a real interest in econ take his class

Microeconomics- The man absolutely knows his stuff. It is a tough class but he uses interesting examples and introduces concepts relevant to everyone. Class is difficult if econ isn't your thing. Can't wait to take environmental econ with him!

Awesome Professor. Really funny.

probably one of the funniest profs. loves his opinions, some are offensive, but i find that funny. if you go in for help with the paper he gets real excited, he loves talking about who knows what. missed lots of classes. took little notes. study old midterms. he basically tells you what questions will be asked but changes the words to trip you up.

Pretty interesting professor, funny at times. Uses a lot of interesting real world examples. Exams are harder than you'd expect but reading the textbook he wrote is very helpful

Lectures with powerpoint, pretty funny and engaging. Has relatable examples and class attendance is worth it. The Powerpoints only supplement his lecture, which he does on his own and you can tell he really knows the material. Occasionally not very clear on some points, but main points are strongly enforced.

Graves knows econ and has the ability to explain it well by using real life examples. Most kids in his class won't get an A, however that's because of the people in the class. He will answer questions you have and is generally a nice guy.

Great professor IF you already know and are interested in ECON. He knows his stuff. Lectures are boring if you've never taken ECON or not very interested in it. For his tests and midterms, make sure you do his old tests posted on his website. Very helpful!

Awesome thing about this class is if you do well on the first two midterms you don't have to take the final. Hardly ever went to class, but still got out of the midterm. You just have to actually read the text book and do the weekly assignments. Sure this gets annoying but its not a big price to pay for never having to go to class. Graves is cool 2

Lectures are very long and easy to become bored, but not mandatory. As long as you read through the book, his power points online, and study with his practice tests, you should do fine. Funny guy, very chill.

Phil is a legend. His lectures are all on point and he keeps you engaged the whole class. He is often behind and gets distracted easily, but he is hilarious. Also its an entry level econ class, you could have a monkey teach it and learn the same thing from a professor that has been teaching their entire career. Phil Graves is a definite must take.

Good teachers. Tests just like the practice ones;

Fantastic teacher. Logical as hell. Great grading system. Rambles in class about sometimes off topic material, but very interesting guy without a doubt. Highly recommend this teacher to anyone wanting to pass Microeconomics. You do not have to attend, DON'T so everyone who does gets better grades. Very competitive curve, 75 avg.

Most people are probably gonna rate him poorly but I think his class was great. At the very least he is entertaining. His lectures weren't great but you will learn if you can pay attention unlike 95% of the class.

I may be biased because this material comes to me fairly easy but I thought he did a great job teaching the course. My advice would be to not miss class. Lots of anecdotes that I thought kept the class from becoming monotonous. Think I'll try and minor in Econ because of the course.

I'm about to finish up microecon with Graves and so far it's been fairly easy. I went to a total of four lectures (2 of which were the midterms) and I have an A in the course. As long as you read the book and go to recitation, you will be fine. Tests can be tricky for a lot of people but he curves the hell out of them.

Graves was the boy. If you got above a 95 (WITH THE CURVE) on both midterms you didn't have to take the final. Curves on each midterm were heavy (10-12%). If you go to class and do the online homework this class is a breeze. Only graded items in the class were the midterms and the final.

just go and look up the disgusting things that he willingly posts on his social media. Any person of decency or of intelligence would never articulate these things as a professor of a prominent university. He is an embarrassment to Colorado University as well as educators everywhere.