Zara Contractor

Macro theory is a mandatory course for economics majors, so regardless of whether it makes for an enjoyable experience or not, there's no getting around it. That being said, it was a slightly dull experience with Professor Contractor. While she herself is very knowledgable and makes an effort to support students in whichever way she can, the content itself can be quite soporific at times. There were many lectures that left students with the impression that this was a math class with elements of economics rather than the other way around. The experience would have been much more enjoyable if the course included more discussions on economic history, philosophy, and policy--all of which are essential to understanding macroeconomics--instead of being so mathematically oriented.

Macro theory is a mandatory course for economics majors, so regardless of whether it makes for an enjoyable experience or not, there's no getting around it. That being said, it was a slightly dull experience with Professor Contractor. While she herself is very knowledgable and makes an effort to support students in whichever way she …Read more

Contractor was very clear in her teaching style and really wanted her students to excel. She pushed students to ask questions and always had a quick and easily digestible answer. The course could have been benefited from some talk about current issues but it was overall great.

Contractor is an extremely smart woman who is not great at teaching concepts in a digestible way for people coming out of Intro Macro. Some interesting concepts in the broader discussions about national economic development, but other than that just equations and graphs, so pretty uninteresting.