ECON2316 — Microeconomic Theory: Reviews & Ratings

ECON2316 (Microeconomic Theory) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 3.5/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Examines the behavior of consumers and firms under several different market structures, including monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and perfect competition. Covers sources of market failure, such as public goods, externalities, and information asymmetry. Presents the key analytical tools economists apply to evaluate the welfare and distributional impacts of policies designed to improve market outcomes. Relies on calculus-based methods, offering an opportunity for students to extend their knowledge of microeconomics.

Average rating

3.5/5

Difficulty

3.4/5

Ratings

104

Last taught

Fall 2026

Credits

4 Hours

Prerequisites

(ECON 1116 with a minimum grade of D- or ECO 213M with a minimum grade of D- ); (MATH 1231 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 21BM with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1241 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1242 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1245 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1251 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1340 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1341 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 21EM with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 1342 with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 211M with a minimum grade of D- )

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Professors

• Ilter Bakkal
• Xiaolin Shi
• Gerald Porter
• Martin Konan
• Alan White
• David Hom
• Joshua Abel
• Richeng Piao
• Tamer Cetin
• Imke Reimers
• Shantanu Khanna
• Abdul Raheem Shariq Mohammed
• Carlos Casso Dominguez
• Carlos Domínguez
• Christina Steiger
• Roy Gernhardt
• Seamus Li
• Sungwoo Kim

Data updated October 2026.

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