Daniel Barbezat - Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Professor: Daniel Barbezat

Department: Economics

College: Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON111
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Had Barbezat for ECON-111. He is too smart for his own good. Great guy, very friendly and understanding, but he is a very incoherent and disorganized lecturer; that is, no powerpoint or lecture notes or rigid structure. He basically floats from one topic to another and does so in a confusing manner. Generally would not recommend for ECON-111.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Barbezat is very funny and pretty quirky. Like everyone else says, he is sort of disorganized but that didn't bother me that much. He is very accessible and helpful in his office hours. Intro econ is super difficult as it's both micro and macro and full of people who have already taken some econ. All based on tests and a hard curve

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Must read textbook to understand lectures. Does not use PowerPoints so notes have to be precise. Can get off topic and is hard to follow at times.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON272
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wonderful professor, so intelligent and also knows when to admit he needs to do more research before answering a question. A little absent-minded with administrative things, but that doesn't detract from the course whatsoever.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor, very interested in the topic he's teaching. You will definitely not get bored during lectures but he's pretty unorganized and covers material fairly quickly so if you don't keep up it's easy to get lost amongst all the readings. He was also very helpful during office hours.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HAPPINESS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome in every way. You'd honestly be missing out if you DIDNT take one of his classes. Our class LOVES Barb

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON272
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The workload in his class is crazy-- we had both a final paper and a final test, and the former took me nearly 30 hours to write. That being said, he's a pretty entertaining lecturer (I was never bored in his class). He's not always easy to understand, but if you go to his office hours and really spend a lot of time with the material it's alright.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECONSECT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

My cousin, who teaches at Bridgewater State U. highly recommended the professor. It was the best advice. I not only learned about economics, but I learned about the psychology driving our economy. Also, I come from a highly conservative and observant religious home and he seemed to be open to everyone; yes even me, a student who is NOT an Obama man

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MACROECON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor, but you need to pay A LOT of attention during class. he can definitely bring awesome economists in the world. really knows how to make you love his subject, and you work so hard because you love his witty and interesting class!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's wildly good.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECONHSTUSBTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome guy who has outside interests highly recomend him for those who are interested in economics but do not have much background.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON30
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great guy, loves to talk about his subject in and out of class. He's not an easy grader, but goes slow in class and will give as much extra help as you need. Not THAT much homework either.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lots of fun, makes funny examples and brings the subject alive. He makes an effort to get to know me and talk to me after class. Def the best guy to take Econ 11 with.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON53
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very intelligent professor. Great lecturer. Must have a working knowledge of econ otherwise will get lost in his lectures. Tough course but will rewarding course. Very helpful individually but unhelpful review sessions.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON28
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very funny

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is such a great person ,so willing to work with students , so helpful when you need help.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MACRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Entertaining lecture. Makes Econ come alive.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON53
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Go to his class already knowing the stuff is a very fun ride, but students who want to learn from scratch at his class will face difficulty.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON2829
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

amazing lectures, challenging material, made me LOVE econ!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON53
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Genuinely attentive to his student audience, delivers entertaining lectures and is easy to talk to/approach. Sometimes doesn't teach a model with supreme clarity, but knows his stuff and lectures on a mid to high level.