PUBPOL-811
MICROECO: POLICY APPL
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Instructor
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Difficulty runs on the high side even without a single dominant complaint theme. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
DepartmentPPS
Terms offeredFall, Spring
Typical enrollment24–48
Semesters of data4
5.5
Hrs / week
97
Responses
154
Enrollment
63%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
3.8
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.3
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.1
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
4.3
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysishigh
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 174 comments across 4 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Difficulty runs on the high side even without a single dominant complaint theme. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
Hard to get an A
Students repeatedly frame high grades as something you have to earn. This reads as hard to ace rather than casually easy, especially once the course pace or grading standards ramp up.
Homework Load
Heavy homework load
Homework load is one of the clearest friction points. Students repeatedly describe assignments, readings, or problem sets as time-consuming.
Lecture Load
Regular lecture load
Lectures matter here, but the evidence points to a fairly standard lecture burden rather than a course dominated by long or exceptionally dense lectures.
Strengths
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
• Teaching clarity stands out; students repeatedly say the material is explained clearly and effectively.
• Students repeatedly say the course teaches something concrete, whether that is content mastery, research skill, or a strong foundation.
Tradeoffs
• Difficulty runs high even when comments do not settle on one dominant complaint.
Best fit for
Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Student Responses
I gained economic understanding of various parts of government spending in our country such as education, insurance as well as taxation policies.
Fall 2025 · Jeuland, Marc
I enjoyed learning about economics. We learned about the federal budget, taxes, and wealth, which were all valuable topics.
Fall 2025 · Jeuland, Marc
* economic principles (e.g. supply, demand, utility, ...) * various government interventions and how to assess them through an economic lens
Fall 2025 · Jeuland, Marc
I learned how to evaluate budgets, taxes, and insurance while weighing both fiscal, political, and moral considerations.
Fall 2025 · Jeuland, Marc
Knowledge of spending/revenue collection in the public sector; theoretical underpinnings of different policies (e.g., how supply and demand curves move in response to externalities); understanding of how to reimagine government policies in different contexts (e.g., SSB tax)
Fall 2025 · Jeuland, Marc
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Jeuland, Marc 2.9Rate My ProfessorsQuality2.9Difficulty4.3Would retake25%Based on 8 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 24 |
| Spring 2025 | Pattanayak, Subhrendu | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 48 |
| Fall 2024 | Jeuland, Marc 2.9Rate My ProfessorsQuality2.9Difficulty4.3Would retake25%Based on 8 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | — | — | 7.0 | 40 |
| Fall 2023 | Sutherland, Sara 1.7Rate My ProfessorsQuality1.7Difficulty3.7Would retake33%Based on 3 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | — | — | 4.3 | 42 |
Instructor
Jeuland, MarcGLHLTH
Also teaches
GLHLTH-531 COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS/HLTH&ENV4.1GLHLTH-734 COST-BENEFIT II: VALUATION4.4