Reviews of professor Erik Kimbrough

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The most stressful class experience I have had thus far. He doesnt listen to student needs or feedback, only provides homework and textbook as resources (refuses to give others), and he just lectures and writes on the board. His tests are overly difficult and typically have very low averages. Also, hell make you calculate your grade on your own.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
No idea why he has so many bad reviews. Love listening to his ideas during class, very thoughtful and makes me think more! Kind of a scary edge, but really a nice guy. Just be respectful and do your homework. Take his class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A really intelligent and kind man. He made econ extremely interesting and worthwhile. You have to work hard, but it's college, not high school. If you have the chance to take his class, and you're not afraid of reading the textbook or studying, you should take the opportunity. One of my favorite professors at Chapman.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Humanomics as a class was quite interesting. However, professor Kimbrough over-emphasizes the economic portion of it. Don't buy the books. Online summaries and analysis will help you much more in the discussions and writing workshops.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Good guy, gives really good feedback but def the most challenging class i've ever taken. Pushed me in a lot of good ways but also pushed me to my breaking point at times.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is explicitly stated to be a socratic seminar-type course where discussion is both encouraged and necessary. 

Difficulty & intensity of reading is explained prior to class permission being granted. It's more of a given.

Knowledgeable instructor with good advice and willingness to talk one-on-one with honest evaluation.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You definitely have to put in the extra effort to succeed in his class. I struggled with a lot of the material, especially towards the end, and he is not helpful at all unless you really really push it. I do not recommend if you know you will struggle with the material, but definitely a good guy, and fun to talk to.