Michael C Best

Teaching in Fall 2026

3 courses

ECON 8420

Colloquium in Development

2 credits14 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ECON 8420 Colloquium in Development Call 12304
F 12:00pm–1:00pmINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG IAB 1101
21 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

ECON 8714

Labor & Public Finance colloquium

2 credits32 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ECON 8714 Labor & Public Finance colloquium Call 12313
W 12:30pm–2:00pmINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG IAB 1027
3 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

ECON 9016

Labor and Public Economics Workshop

0 credits0 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ECON 9016 Labor and Public Economics Workshop Call 12326
W 4:10pm–6:00pmINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG IAB 1101
35 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=5, 2024–2026

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

No signal

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

No signal

Difficulty

1.5 / 5 · Easy

Overall sentiment

Mixed

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (5)

By the numbers

46 students44% of seats

Courses

Sections

105

Seats offered

4h 20m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 30 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

Flat map — motion reduced

Teaching rhythm

14 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

20h 40m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

32 at peakWed 12:30pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Wed & Fri
Largest section: 32 students in ECON 8714 §001
Building: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

Teaching in Fall 2026

3 courses

ECON 8420

Colloquium in Development

2 credits14 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ECON 8420 Colloquium in Development Call 12304
F 12:00pm–1:00pmINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG IAB 1101
21 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

ECON 8714

Labor & Public Finance colloquium

2 credits32 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ECON 8714 Labor & Public Finance colloquium Call 12313
W 12:30pm–2:00pmINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG IAB 1027
3 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

ECON 9016

Labor and Public Economics Workshop

0 credits0 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ECON 9016 Labor and Public Economics Workshop Call 12326
W 4:10pm–6:00pmINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG IAB 1101
35 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=5, 2024–2026

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

No signal

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

No signal

Difficulty

1.5 / 5 · Easy

Overall sentiment

Mixed

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (5)

By the numbers

46 students44% of seats

Courses

Sections

105

Seats offered

4h 20m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 30 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG

Flat map — motion reduced

Teaching rhythm

14 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

20h 40m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

32 at peakWed 12:30pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Wed & Fri
Largest section: 32 students in ECON 8714 §001
Building: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG