Reviews of professor Elizabeth Setren

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class should be named education inequality because every example is from education, and it is a relatively boring class. However, Setren tries her best, is super organized and available for you, and the easiest EC seminar class since the final paper does not actually make you find real data - just say what you expect will happen.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She assigns a 50 page study for homework, you talk about it next class and she lectures the whole time. She uses few slides to accompany the lecture and few people participate in discussion. The final project was confusing and stressful. Office hours are unproductive, great potential for an upper-level econ class but poor engagement of students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's really passionate and enthusiastic and cares a lot about students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Highly recommend EC 144 for a chill upper level econ elective. Setren is great at explaining things slowly and the class barely has any work. We mainly read and review research papers, with 25% of your grade being participation. This is the first econ class at Tufts that actually explained the social effects of policy and what economists do.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Setren is extremely kind, patient, and great at explaining concepts. I felt like I learned a lot from her course without ever being overwhelmed by the course. Take her class if you ever have the chance.