Class record · ECON · MCAS

ECON 3308

Game Theory in Economics · 12 instructors on record · 31 sections

What the course score is made of

76BC evaluations31 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

57thMore challenging than 57% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”31 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

47thMore work than 47% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

58BC — “Workload”31 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 is an introduction to game theory. Game theory consists of a coherent set of concepts and analytical tools to examine interactive or strategic situations between people, that is, situations where the well being of one actor depends not only what s/he does but also on what others do. Hence in deciding how best to act, each person needs to consider how others are likely to act as well. Game theory has become a widely used tool of analysis in a wide range of disciplines, including economics, business, political science, law, and international relations.

The board

12 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 12Filters 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. 1 of the 12 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Vera SharunovaEconomics	856 records	81st	48th	—no page
2	Emine TasciEconomics Provisional	852 records	78th	21st	—no page
3	Michele BiavatiAssociate Professor of the Practice · Economics	814 records	81st	75th	864 ratings · all classes
4	Anirudh Padinjaray PisharamEconomics Provisional	802 records	—	100th	—no page
5	Tayfun SonmezEconomics	795 records	25th	42nd	—no page
6	Luis Morano GermaniInstructor · Economics Provisional	781 record	78th	48th	—no page
7	Mehmet EkmekciProfessor; Director of Graduate Studies · Economics Provisional fewer records	761 record	25th	75th	—no page
8	Ryan FaulknerEconomics Provisional	772 records	—	—	—no page
9	Hideo KonishiEconomics	765 records	78th	56th	407 ratings · all classes
10	Ira AbrahamEconomics Provisional	651 record	—	—	601 rating · all classes
11	Yufeng ShiEconomics Provisional	591 record	78th	88th	—no page
12	Pietro DallaraEconomics Provisional	531 record	—	—	—no page

All 12 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. 8 of 12 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 31 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8513th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8920th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8615th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

8612th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8728th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8830th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8614th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8937th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8938th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8416th 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.

5847th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9257th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8728th 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

31 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Tayfun Sonmez	Spring 2026	01	78	82	40
Hideo Konishi	Spring 2026	03	75	78	40
Michele Biavati	Fall 2025	01	87	83	80
Michele Biavati	Fall 2025	02	85	84	60
Luis Morano Germani	Fall 2025	03	78	62	60
Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam	Summer 2025	01	80	80	—
Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam	Summer 2025	02	80	70	—
Tayfun Sonmez	Spring 2025	01	73	76	40
Hideo Konishi	Spring 2025	02	85	84	80
Hideo Konishi	Spring 2025	03	78	73	60
Michele Biavati	Fall 2024	01	76	70	60
Yufeng Shi	Fall 2024	02	59	60	60
Michele Biavati	Fall 2024	03	75	67	60
Emine Tasci	Summer 2024	01	80	90	60
Emine Tasci	Summer 2024	02	90	90	—
Tayfun Sonmez	Spring 2024	01	88	84	40
Hideo Konishi	Spring 2024	02	69	69	60
Hideo Konishi	Spring 2024	03	71	69	60
Pietro Dallara	Fall 2023	01	53	46	—
Ryan Faulkner	Fall 2023	02	73	77	—
Ira Abraham	Summer 2023	01	65	60	—
Ryan Faulkner	Summer 2023	03	80	80	—
Tayfun Sonmez	Spring 2023	01	74	74	40
Vera Sharunova	Fall 2022	01	92	90	60
Mehmet Ekmekci	Fall 2022	02	76	64	40

Showing the first 25.

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.