Satyajit Bose

Quite boring as an Econ major and I personally did not love the TAs but Professor Bose is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Also quite understanding when it comes to grading and offers lots of opportunities to work towards the grade you want. Readings are basically optional but pretty interesting. Before the midterm he gave us a few practice midterms from previous years but our midterm was quite different which was a bit frustrating. I’d recommend for SDev majors, would not recommend for Econ majors.

The previous review of Prof Bose from 2017 is still relevant -- the workload is still divided as described there, and I would agree that Prof Bose is very knowledgable and the content of the course is interesting. However, I would NOT recommend this course to economics majors or concentrations -- if you have taken an economics course at Columbia, the content of this course will be incredibly repetitive. As an economics major, this class was easy but literally bored me to tears. I would only recommend this class to SDEV majors/concentrations with little background in econ who are okay with frequent group work (the problem sets and final project were done in groups).

I took Professor Bose's Economics of Sustainability Management class in the first semester he was teaching, Fall 2010. Professor Bose cared a great deal about his students and had consistently made himself available in office hours. It is a challenge to teach economics to students with a great range of background in the area and I think as the semster progressed, Bose improved in his style. From other students who had taken his class in the following semester it seems that he continues to just get better. I thoroughly enjoyed the class - but I did find group problem sets somewhat difficult. The problem sets themselve are difficult, but also working in large groups to agree on a single answer for each question was a challenge. I think it would be better if you could work on your own problem set but then meet in groups / with friends to help each other out. Regardless, the problem sets were very helpful towards studying for the midterm - which was harder than expected, but overall I think it was fair. The group project at the end of class was a great experience and an effective means of incorporating the principles of economics learned in the semester with the real life issues of sustainability being studied.

Apparently, this was his first time teaching since getting his Ph.D. and leaving the private sector. An extremely nice man, very genuine, and really wants the students to get it. Having said that, he needs a lot of work. Granted, it was a large class of 50, but he never really grasped how far behind him we were. The mid-term results were a shock for him and the students. The second half of the semester was much improved: let's hope the trend continues.

this was one of my favorite classes I've taken at columbia. I learned so much and now am interested in a career in finance professor bose was very accessible and helpful I didn't take principles of econ and did fine in this course. Steep learning curve in september but small class sized helped me feel fine There were lots of different ways to show learning - projects, PSETs, midterm. You can struggle on one part and do fine in the class. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2024 Course: SDEVUN3320_001_2024_3-ECON&FINMTHDSFORSDEV : SDEVUN3320_001_2024_3 - ECON & FIN MTHDS FOR SDEV Instructor: Satyajit Bose

GREAT CLASS i took it without taking econ 101, and i did fine important concepts for post-grad life He's very helpful and available small class size helps Lots of different ways to get grades so not too exam heavy

Participation (attendance, participation in class, and 3 2-3 paragraph discussion posts)-- 20% Problem Sets (3-4, in groups) -- 20% Midterm Exam -- 30% Final Project (paper + presentation, in groups) -- 30%

Love this man and those glorious sideburns of his. Great course to take as an non-core/non-major credit as a quantitative major. At first glance you might be intimidated because you see "Economic and Financial Methods" as a sustainable development major and you're spooked. This is not the case. The course is quantitive, obviously, but not in a way that is designed to be confusing, nor without the study of real-world implications alongside theory. The course surveys Economic and Financial methods through the lens of sustainability, but don't misunderstand- the course is not incredibly quantitative. Still, we went through a wide variety of concepts including but not limited to: game theory, financial statements, principles of accounting, and more. I'd say this was more of an applied theory course than a hard accounting, finance, or economics course (and I'm an econ major). Professor Bose is such a real g. Not only is he incredibly approachable, funny, quirky, but Bose knows his shit cold. Seriously- our discussion went into super-specific tangents ranging from private equity to ramifications of specific carbon-emissions policymaking and he knew every aspect of detail that was relevant. He brought up great examples that were super interesting but still at least tangentially related to the material (kind of). He's sharp, and loves loves LOVES when students participate. Honestly on…

This was an amazing class. Professor Bose is extremely knowledgable about the subject matter. His PhD was on the economics of global warming. Back then people thought he was wasting his time. He worked on Wall Street for a while and then Columbia wooed him back after it appeared this whole climate change thing might have some merit. He's continually behind in his lectures, but that's because he loves to engage in discussions and would rather discuss an interesting topic at length rather than force feed you facts and formulas. He is good in that he challenges everyone's thoughts and opinions, but is also very encouraging. He's also very funny and makes the material interesting. He's also extremely approachable and not at all intimidating. He encourages students to go to Earth Institute events and is happy to talk with students outside of the class about anything - economics, what the hell to do after graduation, etc. I've kept in touch with him since the class and he's continually helped me out with my academic/career endeavors. The class itself covers a lot of interesting subjects. He goes over some of the basic economics of the environment first. If you've taken principles you'll be fine. Then he teaches some basic finance. After that you talk about cost-benefit analyses, game theory, green accounting, macroeconomic models, etc. that all relate to sustainable development. Ver…