Reviews of professor Paul Eliason

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class was pure jargon, if you're coming in with a good understanding of the healthcare system, take this class. If you aren't a STATA person, skip this class. The hw assignments took us upwards of 8 hours to complete and all of us relied heavily on the computer science majors to figure out the code. You will not pass based on 388 knowledge.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A solid choice for ECON 388. If you memorize the proofs on the lecture notes, you're golden for the tests. This class was a lot more enjoyable than ECON 378. Prof. Eliason is a nice guy and a good teacher.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a good professor. He's pretty young. I think he's only been teaching since like 2018. He is willing to help, but the class concepts are just difficult. The tests are weighted pretty heavily. You do have a fairly big project, in which you write an 8-1o page paper on an econometric question and present a brief presentation. Good class!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Would not recommend him to anyone. The only reason I passed this class is because of the TA's. Eliason likes to ramble during lecture about things that you'll never see on the test or homework. He made it seem like he didn't want to take the time to talk to anyone outside of class and clearly didn't like some of the students. Don't take this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Eliason is amazing! It was his first semester, but overall not too bad. The TAs (especially Mitch) helps you out a lot. One research paper working with data, and a couple of timed tests, but nothing too hard.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a new professor and it shows. The tests are pure memorization, so it's great if you're good at that. Homework isn't too bad, only 6 problem sets. Final study guide had 75 points to cover, a huge portion of those were memorized proofs. Strict grading on tests, not generous with partial points. Very particular about notation. Don't take from him

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
MEMORIZE THOSE PROOFS. Look to the practice tests for guidance/to know what to memorize, they are the iron rod (look at all, not just 1). Tests are very derivation heavy. Textbook is free as pdf online, google. I got top score in the class, yet I was 100% lost during the lectures so don't stress out over that. Just DO THE PRACTICE TESTS and use TAs

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really enjoyed this class from him. From other reviews it seems like he was still getting used to teaching but in my opinion it seems like he's getting it down. His lectures are very straightforward and he gives pretty comprehensive study guides and practice tests. I would take 388 from him if you can. Helpful in office hours too!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Eliason is a great teacher, he makes class requirements/expectations clear from the beginning, so you know exactly how to get a good grade in the class. If you attend the lecture and take notes, you don't need to read the textbook. The homework was straightforward and doable, just from reviewing lecture notes. Thoroughly enjoyable class!