this was actually the first time a business-related course kept me awake;

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"So, what is in the news"....Awesome prof. gives hard final to lower average.

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the nicest prof ever, very sincere

Ice Cream Cones?

good afternoon... adorable

how's everybody doing? (Smile) he's good guy

Luvable, but yo're gonna fail!

you gotta love the smile!

So.... What's new? - A good guy who likes his smoke breaks

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Nice guy, nice way of teaching. Story teller if you like his stories. Sometimes monotonous. Does not like the discussions in class to go beyond the red line, but still you learn enough in his course!

great prof...challenges studetns to think for themselves...great

He's great in class. Encourages good discussion, knows his material and makes it interesting. The bell curve in this class is STUPID. Don't even try to break it. The TA's don't read your essays, everyone gets the same mark and he WILL NOT look at your pap

Straight out of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Straight-up funny guy, always smiling. The midterm and final are worth a lot and are hard, and he always has two assignments (easy marks), but you will feel good if you do well.

AWesome teacher! I wish I had him again! Knows how to get the point across! Hard Class! but u learn a lot..

I did really bad in this class but the professor's sexy

Clear, systematic and very helpful

Excellent. Great inside of the history of economics development in Canada. Book is good for those who like the subject of global competitiveness. Those who don't will find it boring.

he's a great prof, always smiling! his midterm was BRUTAL! the final wasn't too bad, and if u need help just ask and go to his office...he's a great guy, he'll even have a coffee with u =P

outstanding! made me read a ton... not too happy with the marking of the T.A., however he is amazing. Some find him opinionated, but his sarcasm is more "realism" and "pragmatism" than sarcasm. Well, for an economist, his humor is very good too.

Very good. Have learnt a lot. This guy is very humorous. His classes are interesting and very helpful. Great prof.

Amazing prof! Very inspired by him. I'm just wondering why such an amazing, intelligent person is stuck teaching micro. He actually cares about his students. He smiles a lot and always say "The sun will rise again!"

Great Prof! It's a shame he will not be teaching us next term!

This is the best class so far at Schulich, exams and work is fair and well structured

Excellent professor! Interesting and clear instruction. Notes and class discussion are very helpful for the exam.

Great prof. Makes classes very interesting. Very clear teaching style.

One of the Best professors at Schulich. Do not miss a chance to take a class with him!

great prof. he always comes up with real life examples to make the subject easier to learn.

Knew how to get his message through. Very educated on diversity.

Brilliant. He will teach u economics no matetr what. Very helpful if your previous econ experience was poor

Very knowledgeable and friendly prof who uses real life examples to illustrate complicated topics and connections.

Great professor, perfect introduction for first year first semester students to become comfortable in the university environment.. in all honesty, if you work hard and read material, you wont find the exam impossible. challenging perhaps but nothing that you honestly cannot do

awesome professor!

A bit annoying at first, then turns into one of the best classes in the MBA.

Any Schulich student has to take his course at-least once ... its a must .. he is knowledgeable and teaching style is highly inspiring ... if u take any 2 of his courses ... be prepared for a play back !!!

A genuine guy. Very humble. Tactful. Absolutely inspiring. I love each and every sentence he puts together. Every sentence of his shows so much of experience, every word of his for me was learning experience. Infact in your first year of MBA with whoever you are taking Econ5100 get his notes to understand better. I did the same.

Excellent Teacher

probably the best prof in schulich.

Explains concepts clearly, draws neat and legible diagrams, nice man, and no group projects.

great teaching sense

Great Professor.Would recommend him to anyone who has not taken economics earlier in his/her life.Makes Economics looks so easy!!Lenient marker and tries to provide students as much help as possible before the exams.

He is a very nice and well-mannered person. He expects only the best of his students and those who work hard are rewarded. Pay attention to his lectures and keep up with readings. Midterm was fair and not as scary as he made it out to be.

I have taken both ECON-5100 & MGMT-5250 with Prof. Tolias. Excellent professor by all means. Knowledgeable, very helpful, ecourages discussions in class to stimulate the interest of his audience. If you plan to take ECON-5100 or MGMT-5250, I recommend you to take it with Prof. Tolias. Personally speaking, I have developed a passion for his subjects

THE MAN IS A GENIUS! He's super helpful, loves teaching and throughly enjoys intellectual conversation in class. He will stimulate your interest in econ and will help you every step of the way. That said, expect REALLY TOUGH EXAMS! Other than AVI J. COHEN, he's my fav. econ prof at York. A++ go forth and take his class!

Entertaining and keeps the class flowing. Gives you great history of the Cdn economy. Assignments makes you think and form an opinion (bad for engineers). Had trouble understanding his English sometimes.

Amazing professor!!! There isn't anything that he can't explain logically. It was such a pleasure to learn from him. Tons of wisdom and very well read- a true academic.

He was a good prof, he makes the classes very interesting.

Great Professor! Capable of dissecting everything to its simplest part and explaining it crystal clear from scratch.

A very nice prof, a pleasure to listen to! However, he expects a LOT when it comes to presentations/projects. If you expect an easy mark, do not take this course.

Will not move on until everyone understands. Pretty clear, but also kind of boring?not his fault, it's the material itself. Exams are taken from the publisher. If you're in iBBA, you have no choice but to take him, and word of advice: get your hands on past exams.

Very caring and sincere.

AMAZING PROFESSOR!!! ADORE HIM! He is very inspiring, and one of the few professors who genuinely cares about his students.

fantastic professor! very smart man, he knows everything about his course, and also a lot about life. He is a fantastic person, and makes a lot of corny jokes that help to explain the material. Best professor I have had at York and Schulich. All you need to do is study past midterms for both the midterm and half of the final. He's the best!

Nice guy. unusual obssession over carrot juice. read the textbook, listen to him and you'll ace the course.

He's a great professor and a great person. I went into the course with a lot of interest and came out with even more interest. He's easy too- all you have to do are the readings. The textbook is more than enough for his course. He also got our class into the habit of keeping ahead with news. Gladly takes out-of-textbook questions too. Great guy!

Best professor at Schulich!

Really great professor!!! Great class!

Very inspiring prof. He'll chat with you outside of class and he can help you out with his advice on other projects if you ask for it. Clear teaching style. Always smiling. Enjoys providing classes with the latest news and tries to stick humor into his lectures.

I enjoyed Professor Tolias's class. He knows his stuff and invites guest lecturers that are very knowledgeble.

I highly recommend taking Prof Tolias's class for economics. Very knowledgeable. Gives plenty of examples and asks lots of questions to make sure we understand the concepts.

He links the concepts very well with practical world. He is very passionate about the subject. He explains the concept as smooth as silk. Sometimes he could be tough in grading

Had him for INTL 1200. Amazing professor...one of the best microeconomics professors I've ever had

I will be honest. I did not get a great grade, but the prof was amazing. You can pass the exam by just taking notes on his lectures. (you can't pass the course by just reading the textbook) The only problem with him is that every mark in the course is worth 1% of your final grade.

Amazing professor. Make sure to attend class and take notes, though - collaborate with each other if you can, because all evaluations are based almost solely on lectures. Barely used the book. Can easily do well without reading it. Great person and a great professor.

quite a nice guy and begins classes with material from previous classes to thoroughly instil ideas - loves carrot juice

The best - the only - prof to take Econ 5100 with. He doesn't hide behind formulas, he connects the subject very clearly to real world applications, and he knows how to actually engage a class. Just fantastic.

An incredible, passionate professor. He makes his own notes - you don't need a textbook. Very smart, very practical, so awesome, I love him.

The only thing i didn't like about this course was that the textbook was not very helpful. The professor is incredible!! You put in the work, you will do well. Its that simple. There are no hidden tricks or games on his test. He is the professor that you want for Economics.

I love this prof. He is genuinely caring for students, and he is fair. Once this term is completed, his extra comments on our electives in the future is "to be diverse, instead of too specialized".

Great teacher, is able to deliver the content clearly and is able to teach introductory classes effectively.

you have to learn what he tells you. additional knowledge will not help through, stick to what you learn in class.

He was an amazing prof to have in first-year. Make sure you do your readings, and participate, he'll acknowledge that and remember you. He's a great person, and a very attentive prof. He truly knows his stuff and is passionate about it. Textbook is hard to follow, and both the mid-term and the exam are 100% test bank. The exam was much harder.

He has got a very good understanding of his subjects . Explain concepts by giving real good examples. I really liked his micro economics class. Preparation for the class is important and just go through the slides or the articles he has asked to read.

Super passionate about economics. His voice is a little monotone so it was hard to stay awake after long nights. Exams and assignments are easy as long as you prepare accordingly.

He knows his stuff when it comes to leadership, but also admits when he doesn't. Grading on group projects seemed arbitrary; everyone gets a B so its honestly not worth the effort to do it properly, focus your energy on the individual assignments instead. Feedback is vague and doesn't do much to help students improve in the future.

Loves to talk about Greece, which is great given the Economics of the region. One of the most knowledgeable and best professors

Theo was the best quantitative professor I have had! He made economics so easy to learn with his thorough and well planned lectures. He tied world events to each concept. He didn't bother making us buy a textbook - he had prepared notes for us and tested us off of those notes. Assignments and tests were very straight forward. Amazing experience

One of the most brilliant professors I've studied under. Exceptional clarity of thought and ability to influence and imprint upon the minds of the students. Made me love Economics again. He is several times more effective in teaching macro economics and geopolitics than in micro (where he is very good to the say the least!) 'Push Back!'

Theo is one of the nicest professors and very considerate. He is absolutely an amazing Economics Professor. Insightful and inspirational. Happy to have been taught by him. :)

His passion for this subject comes out in this course and he knows a lot about it. Take notes and record audio if possible, he can move fast and you could lose the plot when scaling out a graph as he speaks. Ask questions!He will answer all in detail. Some Profs teach to test, others teach 4u to learn, he is the later which is very refreshing!

Teddy was good, however, occasionally quite tiring. Overall a great prof, just needs to lay off the carrots

Best Prof out there!! So interesting, I never get bored of his lectures.

I love this man. By far the sweetest, most caring professor you will ever receive. Genuinely cares about your success and will go over concepts extremely thoroughly until you understand. He's a prof that teaches for you to learn instead of to test. Always funny and entertaining, consider yourself blessed if you get this man.

Theodore is pretty cool. The material was interesting but Lectures are somewhat boring since we progress really slowly. Just watch YouTube videos to aid in your understanding. It was an online semester so maybe he is better in person. :)

He's very nice although lectures tend to be on the boring side and little feedback is given. Overall, Theo grades fairly and he really cares about connecting with his students. It's obvious that he is well versed in his field and knows what he's talking about.

Inspiring Professor.

Professor Tolias is a chill and approachable instructor. The content is fairly easy, similar to ECON2000, but less math-heavy. Highly recommend using unstuck AI and other study tools to stay on top of the weekly assignments and discussions.

Greek (with a slight accent) and was good. Lectures were boring and not essential to success. Weekly homework questions online (2 hours per week) and discussion posts. Recommend doing all in the first weeks of class; all are open. Midterm was simple and easy. Posted lots of articles, not all essential. Group project similar to Econ2000 project.

I liked him, marked in the 70-80 range. He's really confusing regarding clarifying questions on the assignments - he just says it's more or less up to us. The final group project was a bit heavy due to it being a foreign direct investment - put lots of data. For textbook homework, do it all at the beginning using ChatGPT and multiple accounts.

Professor Tolias is one of the kindest and most caring professors out there! The course itself is difficult however, he provides great support when needed.

Not sure why there's so many negative reviews about him, it's clear that most of these reviews came from students who slacked off during the course. He's very passionate about what he teaches, and even though the tutorial assignments were a little wonky, it's not difficult to get a good grade in this course.