GREAT sense of humor. even though he must be pushin' 70, he's still got it.

Overall I would say that Allen was a good professor, and I actually enjoyed his class (even though it was at 7:30 in the morning...). Although, I didn't think that he was too concerned about how well his students learned the material, but then he has a very strange personality so it's hard to judge him fairly about that. I found him to be a very easy teacher. I stopped reading the book he wrote after 2nd week yet still managed to receive an A because he nicely posts his old exams online, and if you memorize these, his tests are cake. Yet, when I got to Econ 2 I realized that I still learned a lot in his class as well. So basically, if you can handle not having a textbook (buy the lecture notes) and would like a good laugh while studying basic microeconomics, I would recomend this professor.

I didn't really like this class. First of all, when I took it, it was at 7:30 am. Enough said. Next, there was no textbook, which is fine if you're pretty good at economics, but I wasn't, so I struggled some. His lecture notes are pretty thorough though. For me, the tests were pretty hard...oh, and there's a lot of reading in this book he wrote, so over 1/2 of the questions on the tests are about his own economic philosophy. All I can say is that I wish I had waited to take this class with another professor.

Allen is quite pompous and frankly overdue to be replaced. However, his lectures are straight from the lecture notes that you can buy so why go to class? As for his midterms, they are pretty straight forward but his final is a killer. Don't bother trying to find him because he is usually absent during his office hours and in his mind, if you don't understand his lectures and the materials, you should not be here.

Allen is not an easy professor by any means, especially if you try to take the 7:30 AM class, which is an "interesting" experience. I would definitely reccomend going to his office hours though, because he is a nice guy once you meet him. Also, definitely read the Midnight Economist; you'll need it for the true and false questions!

I strongly recommend that you avoid professor Allen at all costs, especially if you are female. In Summer Session, I took his Econ 1 class and was very upset about his manner of conducting himself. His comments were inappropriate to say the least, and at one point, he called me a "dirty girl" and went on to discuss how he did not appreciate "dirty girls" for the following ten minutes. All this for asking a question about wage rates. After that, no one in the class ever asked another question. He seemed to enjoy making indecent comments about all the females in the class and about women in general. I was severely offended and am disappointed in UCLA for allowing such conduct to continue.

I cannot believe the comments on Prof Allen on this board! Boring? The guy is nothing but jokes! Sure his brand of humor is not very pc, but hes damn funny! He tries to shove his views down your throat? Listen, he paints a realistic picture of the world, and I know many of you idealistic types might not want to hear the cold hard truth about the world, but it never the less is the truth. His 'views' are backed by countless years of study, observations and logic. Hard? Yes, he is a hard grader and his true/false questions can make you or break you in the class. Judging from the comments ont his board, there seems to be many many resources from which one can study his true/false section. So dont worry.

I thought I was going to sit in an 8am class hear lectures full of formulas and graphs and typical things like that. And while there are many graphs and formulas, to be sure, they lectures are also filled with a poetic flare. If you're a robot, looking for nothing other than a grade and course credit, Allen is not for you. If you are actually interested in learning economics, and want to learn from someone who really loves what he teaches, then Prof Allen is the your best choice.

I still dont know how well I'm going to do in his class, I got a 72 (C+) on his midterm. Despite the low grade, I think Prof Allen is still an awesome professor. I only wished he taught more than just Econ 1 and 107.

I'm really not that surprised with all of the negativity directed at Prof. Allen on this site. After all, most of the people here are just like him - only they inhabit the other end of the political spectrum, the side which seems to, ironically, have as many closed-minded people as their right-wing rivals. Hypocritical, if you ask me...

I find Allen's take on economics far more logical and sensible than any of the other views shoved down my throat every time I have the misfortune of walking by Ackerman Union. If his lectures make you fall asleep, take some ritalin.

Basically, don't go into his lectures with a closed mind. I mean, if someone spends more time researching, studying, and theorizng on a subject than you've been alive, there might just be some truth in his conservative views.

On tests, he is hard, but fair. Grading on a curve only insults a student's intelligence, in my humble view.