Paul Sommers

The course delivers a solid grounding in consumer theory, production costs, market structures, and policy applications. Exams are thoughtfully structured as take-home assignments. There is also a concise paper writing project, providing an opportunity to explore a microeconomic issue deeply and creatively. Professor Sommers is consistently available during office hours, which greatly assists in clarifying concepts and refining assignments.

The course delivers a solid grounding in consumer theory, production costs, market structures, and policy applications. Exams are thoughtfully structured as take-home assignments. There is also a concise paper writing project, providing an opportunity to explore a microeconomic issue deeply and creatively. Professor Sommers is consis …Read more

Professor Sommers is a super easy professor with a passion for the subject. There's homework for every class, but it's generally pretty easy, and the class moves pretty slowly. Not very hard to do well.

Professor Sommers is a very passionate and experienced professor. He is a super nice guy and is always happy to chat with students. His lectures were at times a bit hard to follow, but he sends lecture notes before class which can help. There are assignments due almost every class meeting, but tests are take home and can be taken over the course of 2 days.