Obie Porteous

Obie is very knowledgable about the material in this class. What happens is that sometimes he forgets how unknowledgeable we are. He is a very great teacher nevertheless, and will give you the best answers to your questions. The readings are all research papers, and it's pretty hard to understand.

Professor Porteous was incredible because his passion for international economics was evident every day in class. He always brought in real world current events into our class discussions and was effective at explaining complex mathematical models on the board. He always was available for extra help in office hours and encouraged his students to ask questions. I would definitely take this class again.

Professor Porteous was incredible because his passion for international economics was evident every day in class. He always brought in real world current events into our class discussions and was effective at explaining complex mathematical models on the board. He always was available for extra help in office hours and encouraged his …Read more

A requirement for IPEC, its allegedly the toughest it gets in the major. Obie is Obie, he cares for his students and tries to get to know them, he teaches very quick, and is very passionate about the material. If Econ hasn't clicked in your head yet, this will be a more difficult course, but it is definitely doable. Go to his office hours, make sure you understand the problem sets. He curves well generally. Good luck.

A requirement for IPEC, its allegedly the toughest it gets in the major. Obie is Obie, he cares for his students and tries to get to know them, he teaches very quick, and is very passionate about the material. If Econ hasn't clicked in your head yet, this will be a more difficult course, but it is definitely doable. Go to his office …Read more