Don't take this class unless you want to hate yourself. I don't know how he's still a professor. Take 102 with Surro or anyone else

Believe this bruin walk page for Saki. Usually, I see bad reviews for professors but still will take classes with those professors. This is VERY DIFFERENT. Try at all costs to avoid Saki, trust me.

Had him for Econ 102. While I don't think he was ill-meaning as some are writing here, his class was a pain. His slides are riddled with complex math and derivations which are a) mostly incomprehensible at an undergraduate level and b) not used in exam questions. Homework in this class is hard, graded for accuracy, and extremely lengthy. The TAs and the textbook did most of the actual teaching in this class, though they too were at times confused at the problems we would be confronted with. The material itself goes from 0 to 100 within the first three weeks, and moves on too fast for us to actually learn and comprehend much. The pros, while few, are these: lots of real world application, a fairly balanced grading scheme, and a midterm that is nearly identical to the practice exam he gives you. If you take this class, I suggest studying the textbook, shopping around for a good TA, and leaning on them heavily for explanations and questions. While Saki's class still wasn't as bad as Haanwinckel's dumpster fire last quarter, I probably would not recommend him for Econ 102 if you have other options.

As mentioned in other reviews, this class was terrible. Yes, the grade distributions may not indicate this - the class was curved exceedingly heavily, in what was perhaps the only redeeming quality of the course. However, it terms of educational attainment, this class was easily the worst econ course I have taken. Other courses like 101 or 104 were challenging, but I felt that by the end of the quarter, I had at least learned something of relevance to economics. This course lacked even that - I can confidently say that my grasp of 102 course concepts now is no greater than my grasp of the course concepts prior to having taken the course. Little to no practice material was offered besides biweekly homework assignments, and a single practice midterm and final respectively. Additionally, exams contained questions unlike any examples given previously, leaving students to figure it out during the exam.
Lectures were directly copied from the textbook, except they were somehow made even more useless through tangential anecdotes and irrelevant backstory. No original content was developed by the professor, however the TAs did try their best to provide necessary information to somewhat comprehend the course.
Take this course with another professor if you can.

Took Econ 102 with him this semester, I just want to say I'm so naive to think that get away from Daniel's Econ 101 is a relieve of my life.

Do not take this class.

Terrible professor, literally run for the hills. The class itself was only manageable because of the TAs, but the way this class drained me and everyone I knew is so so terrible for your mental health. The professor is not helpful at all, in fact there's nothing I genuinely retained from this class other than how he's from Peru.

Anyone who took Haanwinckel 101 to Bigio Luks 102 back-to-back probably has not recovered. Do not take.

I understood nothing, had to leave half the exams blank, and got an A. Take that as you will.

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.