Carney Curve

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Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · ECON · MCAS

ECON 2201

Microeconomic Theory · 19 instructors on record · 67 sections

What the course score is made of
71BC evaluations67 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026
Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of
43rdMore challenging than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”67 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
54BC — “Workload”67 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course develops a theoretical framework with which to analyze consumer and producer behavior. This analysis is then employed to investigate the determination of prices and output in various market situations, the implications for welfare, and the appropriate role for government intervention.

The board

19 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 6 of the 19 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Matthew RutledgeProfessor of the Practice · Economics976 records78th76th9026 ratings · all classes
2Muhammed GezerEconomics Provisional882 records25th25thno page
3Shane McmikenEconomics Provisional862 records78th85thno page
4Megan Mccoy DowdyAssistant Professor of the Practice · Economics804 records78th70th6011 ratings · all classes
5Haldun EvrenkEconomics7712 records39th39th527 ratings · all classes
6Mariana LaverdeEconomics756 records40th25th1002 ratings · all classes
7Haydar EvrenEconomics Provisional741 record25th17thno page
8Bruce WatsonEconomics Provisional fewer records721 record78th15thno page
9Ngoc NguyenEconomics Provisional732 records78th41stno page
10Ira AbrahamEconomics fewer records713 records43rd41st601 rating · all classes
11Alexandra OpanasetsEconomics727 records78th41stno page
12Michele BiavatiAssociate Professor of the Practice · Economics Provisional fewer records661 record78th41st864 ratings · all classes
13Dimitar SimeonovEconomics Provisional fewer records672 records78th86th663 ratings · all classes
14Christopher MchughAdjunct Professor · Economics705 records29th27th566 ratings · all classes
15Rodrigo Gonzalez ValdenegroEconomics Provisional fewer records601 record78th76thno page
16Sanghyun HanEconomics685 records43rd57thno page
17Emine TasciEconomics Provisional602 records78th14thno page
18Ying WangEconomics Provisional fewer records491 record25th80th202 ratings · all classes
19Hideo KonishiEconomics634 records45th44th407 ratings · all classes

All 19 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 10 of 19 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 67 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
816th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8613th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
827th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
825th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8317th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8415th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
838th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8518th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8523rd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8213th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
5443rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9043rd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8316th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

67 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Haldun EvrenkSpring 202601797940
Shane McmikenSpring 202602888760
Megan Mccoy DowdySpring 202603817360
Haldun EvrenkSpring 202604736860
Shane McmikenSpring 202605847860
Ira AbrahamSpring 202606787640
Ira AbrahamSpring 202607777860
Mariana LaverdeSpring 202608787760
Matthew RutledgeFall 202501969060
Muhammed GezerFall 202502908740
Muhammed GezerFall 202503878640
Megan Mccoy DowdyFall 202504837460
Christopher MchughFall 202505706660
Megan Mccoy DowdyFall 202506777160
Ira AbrahamFall 202507595860
Haldun EvrenkFall 202508857740
Haldun EvrenkSummer 202501736760
Haldun EvrenkSummer 2025028389
Ying WangSpring 202501495240
Emine TasciSpring 202502646960
Megan Mccoy DowdySpring 202503787460
Christopher MchughSpring 202505787440
Michele BiavatiSpring 202506665660
Emine TasciSpring 202507566060
Haldun EvrenkSpring 202508897840

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.