Economics 970: Natural Resource Economics

A small seminar class (8-12 students) designed to introduce Economics concentrators to reading and writing economics research. For this class I created a reading list, four quantitative assignments (Stata or R), and six written assignments, including a 15-20 page capstone research paper. I guided students through canonical empirical papers in the field and guided them through the process of writing original research. The latest syllabus can be found here.

Economics 1661/API 135: The Economics of Climate Change and Environmental Policy

A mid-sized lecture class (50-90 students) meant to introduce students to fundamentals of environmental economics. The course is an field course for Economics concentrators, a degree requirement for Environmental Science and Public Policy concentrators, and an elective for masters students at the Kennedy School of Government. I was the Head Teaching fellow for this class, and so was responsible for most course policies, logistics, and assesstments. Teaching fellows also gave weekly review lectures and held office hours. The latest syllabus can be found here.

Economics 970: Natural Resource Economics

• “Andres is an incredible instructor. He always returned assignments quickly with thoughtful comments. There were a lot of assignments for the course, but they all felt productive and very relevant to the content. Moreover, he was very encouraging (and helpful) throughout the difficult process of writing the final project. He always replies to emails and the replies are always helpful. He led section discussions very fluently and was great at getting us to participate. If he continues to teach the tutorial, I will 100% be recommending my friends take his tutorial.” –Fall 2022
• “Andres was an awesome teacher. Knowledgable about the course content, generated enthusiasm and facilitated meaningful discussion” – Fall 2022
• “Andres was a really wonderful instructor. The readings were interesting and section discussions were very helpful for understanding them.” –Fall 2022
• “Andrés was an amazing section leader. His enthusiasm for the subject and his investment in preparing for each course was abundantly apparent. His feedback and office hours were always incredibly helpful. I’d definitely recommend to take any class he’s teaching.” –Fall 2023
• “Andrés is an unbelievable teacher. He does an incredible job leading class discussions — he comes prepared to ever class with an extensive slide deck with questions / figures for discussion, has an extensive understanding of the readings for each class, and does an incredible job synthesizing students’ points. He’s the most impressive TF that I’ve had so far at Harvard and a very nice guy as well.” –Fall 2023
• “Andres is very passionate about what he teaches and encourages good class participation. It is very nice to learn the subject matter from someone who really cares and has great experience in the field. This being said, he is quite strict on his grading and expects a lot out of his students.” –Fall 2023 

Economics 1661/API 135: The Economics of Climate Change and Environmental Policy

• “Andres is able to explain the course material really well and he is a great teacher. He was also available to students through office hours and outside of office hours if I were unable to make it that day.” –Spring 2023
• “Andres was a good lecturer and had much knowledge to share. His sections improved my understanding of the course content greatly! He was always accessible by email and helpful in answering my questions, no matter how simple.” –Spring 2023
• “HE IS AMAZING! Was very helpful and available as I was trying to digest and learn the content. When I asked for help on PSETs he didnt spoon feed me the answers, he walked me through and showed me WHY we were doing certain things! VERY valuable person in academia.” –Spring 2023
• “Andres was a great TF! His sections really helped with the class material, and if I couldn’t make it to office hours, he would always kindly respond quickly by email.” –Spring 2023
• “His sections stood out for how clear he was and the effective presentation of course material in an easily digestible way. During office hours, he would always take the time to answer questions no matter how basic and was both realistic and compassionate with questions about the final exam.” –Spring 2024
• “Andres was super accessible and a great teacher – really put a lot of time and effort into being available and always had a good explanation for any of the topics covered!” –Spring 2024
• “Andres is awesome!!! I truly appreciated his support this semester. The first pset/chunk of the course was intimidating but he made sure students felt supported . Out of any TF I have ever had, Andres made himself the most available to students, greatly expanding his own office hours after we voiced a desire for more times.” –Spring 2024
• “Andres wrote back to emails incredibly fast with helpful information, and clearly was very smart and well informed in this field! He could answer all of my questions well, and gave me lots of confidence in this field. He also was compassionate and understanding when personal matters came up, and was a great section TF.” –Spring 2025
• “Andres was a great course facilitator and helped me whenever I needed help. He felt very down to Earth and eas able to explain all concept in a concise fashion.” –Spring 2025
• “Incredible. Teaches very effectively. Great listener and communicator. Very responsive, organized, clear, and direct. Every single question I asked he answered promptly and with detail. Wonderful Head TF both in terms of helping students understand the content through examples, analogies, and visualizations, but also in terms of maintaining course structure, organization, and communication. Amazing teacher!” –Spring 2025