Reviews of professor Peter Hansen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Challenging class, estimation and testing in time series and forecasting. You learn about volatility models that are completely different from all the regression stuff. Project is great with good feedback.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Absolutely the worst professor. I had high hopes for this class but I learned nothing about how to use econometrics.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Hanson is a terrible teacher and an awful human being. Take anyone else.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
focuses too heavily on theory, you will not get to practice econometrics at all. didn't build a single economics-related model in the entire class. tests are very tough and consist of tricky "curve ball" type questions, as well as challenging abstract math questions involving expected value, variance, probability, etc. cold calls, avoid if possible

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Don't even both unless you're a math or stats major. Assumes a ridiculous amount of background for a class that requires only ECON 400. I got by due to STOR 435 (probability) and MATH 383 (elementrary differential equations) MATH 547 (linear algebra) background. And I'm not sure what I "learned" from this class anyway..

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is Cool

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
best teacher of all time. If you do not take his class you are making a mistake

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great professor that has taught me so much that I will be able to use in my life :)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Beware of this class! It looks similar to econ 470 but requires a crazy amount of background in stats and coding. Lectures are very boring and hard to stay followed with his monotone voice. Homework set due every week. And prepare not to see any of your grades or feedbacks until your final letter grade is posted.