All you have to do is read the articles. But you can read the articles and miss something small that Burton thought was crucial. Impossible to know what these things are but it helps somewhat to go to class. Grading is also really subjective

Awesome class, awesome teacher. Go to lecture, sit listen, take good notes, and you will never have to read a single article. He will explain all of them better than the authors themselves. Tests are short answer so make sure you understand the concepts and can explain them and you will be fine

Not super easy, but an A is definitely attainable. Exams are straight forward. The only reason some people do bad in the class is because they are lazy and never do the reading, which is a must. Take it

This class isn't very demanding, but the exams are pretty difficult. You are tested on the readings not all the random current events that Burton talks about for the predominant part of every class. While he says to just read the intro and conclusion it can be useful to scan the articles in their entirety as sometimes he can ask extremely specific questions. The exams can be a pain but there is a curve at the end too.

Burton is very knowledgeable and very aproachable, and is a great teacher. The test's are hard and all short answer, but if you study enough you can easily get an A.

Easy 4000 level econ course. Not a lot of work just some reading. Though the reading material is dense, Burton admits that only reading the intro and conclusion are necessary. If you can pick up on the basic premise and the key terms of each paper you will be fine. The best part is going to class is largely unnecessary (though usually interesting if you have the time) since he will usually ramble on or talk about some current political/economic issue. I liked to go becuase it was interesting, but it's good to know you can miss a class and not really have to worry too much. He posts all his slides as well, but they are often not related to the lecture.

Very interesting class if you're interested in finance. Professor Burton is very good at explaining fairly complex issues and has some pretty interesting views. Do the reading before midterms and you'll be fine

It felt like a really large psych class, but without discussion. Sounds like an interesting topic but it really only consists of reading a couple of related economics papers. didn't learn much

Behavioral Finance is a wonderful class. Professor Burton can sometimes be boring but overall the class is insightful. If you're interested in a different approach to finance definitely take it. If you've done well in Econ 434, you'll do well in this class.

Great class to take! You learn some great theory and it really is a manageable class. Take it if you can.