Alan Dyer is an Economics professor at Northeastern University rated 4.4/5 by 25 students, with 3.8/5 difficulty and 100.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Alan Dyer professor reviews and ratings: 4.4/5 from 25 student reviews at Northeastern (100.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Professor Dyer was great. He is deeply passionate about the subject matter and really cares that we all understand all the nuances of the origins of economics. His tests are long answer and require some work but his lectures make it worth it. I'm going to miss this classECON3520 2017-04-25 10:28:02 +0000 UTC
Awesome.ECN1220 2016-11-17 08:03:01 +0000 UTC
Dyer was a great History of Econ Thought professor. You will learn about more than raw theory with Dyer. He really appreciates how culture influences on our ideas, and presents the social/religious conventions of various historical time periods, the personal lives of great thinkers, and the actual theories developed in reaction to that environment.ECONHIST 2012-09-08 17:55:41 +0000 UTC
history economic thought. very interesting class with a responsible teacher who doesnt manipulate his students in believing what he believes. all lecturing, extremely boring (u will fall asleep), 2 tests, small project. You learn a lot but do not take his class if u dont have to, it is hard and you will feel like a zombie.ECON420 2011-12-06 19:41:41 +0000 UTC
Took this class in 2009 and still have yet to find its equal. Dyer is the most brilliant, thoughtful, and humble professor I have ever met. He is one of the few professors you may have that goes against the grain in their field. This class is an opportunity to significantly expand your worldview, at least it did for me.ECON520 2011-05-07 01:02:07 +0000 UTC
Dyer is the best professor I've had. Ever. You can tell he puts a lot of effort into being a good teacher, i.e. planning lectures. Either that or it just comes very easy to him. Very nice guy too. Workload isn't hard with him.ECN441 2008-05-01 08:29:39 +0000 UTC
prof. dyer is hands down the best prof. I have had at nu. his lectures r unique and very interesting. u won't fall asleep even in the 100min class! the midterm and the final account for alot of the grade and are fairly hard. u'll need to take very good notes and make sure u ask questions when stuff doesn't make sense, he's always willing to help.ECN520 2008-01-10 00:56:11 +0000 UTC
A great teacher and asset to Northeastern's economics department. Very clear and straitforward when teaching, makes you think beyond the basic ideas. Highly reccomend for any class.MACROTHEORY 2006-05-09 03:18:04 +0000 UTC
Probably the single best professor I had at NU. Turned me on to a discipline I never thought I'd like, and was genuinely interested in helping me with post-grad choices. A class act and an asset to the school.ASSTMACRO 2005-09-19 13:38:21 +0000 UTC
OMG, someone get this guy a psychiatrist! So weird, not a horrible teacher though.MACROECON 2005-08-30 16:55:32 +0000 UTC
Dr. Dyer is amazing. The best teacher I have EVER had. Challenging and respectful. He gives you a new perspective on economics and life. I would take ANY class he teaches.HIST 2005-05-27 14:38:15 +0000 UTC
By far the best professor I had at NU. Take his history of thought class or one of his ec history classes. He made me realize that economics is stimulating and thought provoking, not just number crunching and models. He is the reason I went to grad school.HISTTHOUGHT 2005-01-16 18:37:24 +0000 UTC
Prof Dyer really made me interested in Economics Id recomend his classes to anyone. Anyone who doesnt get him is just not trying hard enough. Any chance to take a class with him the opportunity was jumped at and grabbedHST350 2004-10-19 13:39:29 +0000 UTC
The best teacher that I have had at Northeastern by far.HISTECN 2003-05-29 23:36:52 +0000 UTC
Professor Dyer is the ****. I would argue that he is really the only decent Professor in the department. Most of the others have their heads up their asses. And for all the clowns that couldn't handle Dyer... you're just too simpleMBSENIOR 2003-03-28 08:56:45 +0000 UTC
Alan Dyer has an average rating of 4.4/5 from 25 student reviews. 100.0% of students said they would take them again.
Alan Dyer's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.8/5 based on student reviews.
Alan Dyer has taught ECON3520 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.