This class is not the best, but not the worst. Especially, given that he gave a fat curve for the exams. Firstly, his lectures are hard to follow. He reads off his slides and skips the majority if not all the formulas which become very confusing (if you do not read the textbook). The first part of the course right before midterm exams was challenging. It was hard to follow and confusing. However, following the syllabus and attempting to grasp a bigger picture of what story he was trying to get across it helped somewhat. Do attend discussions, even if it makes you feel even more horrible about the class in the end it will pay off and be worth it. I took advantage of having access to all TAs files and materials, navigating through and deciding which one cliques with my studying method. He provides practice midterms DO solve them as many times as you can cause his real exams are fair. I personally did not enjoy this class it was a lot of pressure, worries, and nights of studying a lot with tears lmao which was worth it in the end. Best of luck.

This was the worst Econ professor I have had thus far. The majority of the class stopped attending lectures because they were useless and he was horrible at explaining things. The TA's helped, but the midterm was extremely difficult (but was curved up) and the final was also pretty difficult but less excruciating than the midterm. Take this class with literally any other professor.

This was one of the most unorganized classes I have ever taken and I have taken a class with Haanwinckel. Our lectures were very random, and the material for exams was always unclear. the lectures weren't recorded but they are quite useless anyway. The professor did not explain most things on the syllabus. All the Ta's gave us different notes and asked us to focus on different things. In the middle of the Palestine protests, we were told our midterm would happen because "life goes on." It made me disinterested in the topics that I was excited to study. This class is very important in order to take other electives and if you can wait to take this class, please wait for any other professor.

In course 102, I found the material interesting and his lectures engaging. While he was difficult and the course load was tough at times I did learn a lot and found him to be one of the better professors I have had at UCLA

I would recommend at least one class with Saki. While the course is hard, it's mostly the material and he does a very good job teaching and managing the course.