Award-Winning Microeconomics Tutors
serving Tucson, AZ

I have an MBA from Rice University and both real-world business experience and teaching experience. Most recently, I taught a first-year college course in Microeconomics for nine years, in addition to other classes in the university's international trade program. My students came from over 30 countries! I've worked in over a dozen countries for the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as for private firms in building engineering and the energy industry. I enjoy helping students gain competence and master their chosen area of study.

Jake's marketing degree gives him a practical angle on microeconomic concepts — he's studied how firms actually respond to price elasticity, how consumers weigh marginal utility in purchasing decisions, and why market structures shape advertising strategy. That real-world grounding makes abstract models like profit maximization and cost curves feel less like graph exercises and more like tools businesses use every day. Rated 4.9 by students.

Running a SaaS company means living microeconomics daily — pricing strategies, marginal cost decisions, and reading market signals in real time. John brings that operational lens to concepts like elasticity, consumer surplus, and game theory, making abstract models feel like tools rather than textbook exercises. Rated 5.0 by students.

Hello! I am an Arizona State University graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Science. My academic background is grounded in both technical problem-solving and a deep curiosity about how systems, whether digital or human, function. Outside the classroom, I've had the opportunity to work with students across a range of ages and abilities, from mentoring engineering and premed undergraduates at ASU to tutoring high schoolers in SAT/ACT prep, as well as K-12 students through Teach for America. I am comfortable with a range of subjects and am willing to work to meet your needs. Below are some of courses I have successfully tutored for in the past. K12 Subjects Elementary School (K5) Math (Basic Arithmetic, Word Problems) Reading & Phonics Writing & Grammar Science Social Studies Study & Organization Skills Middle School (68) Pre-Algebra Algebra I General Science (Life, Earth, Physical) English Language Arts (Reading, Writing) U.S. History & World History Intro to Coding / Computer Science High School (912) Algebra I & II Geometry Trigonometry Pre-Calculus Calculus AB/BC Biology (General, Honors) Chemistry (General, Honors) Physics (Conceptual, Algebra-Based) English Literature & Composition Essay Writing & Editing U.S. History & World History Psychology Economics & Government Health / Human Development Ethics / Philosophy Study Skills / Test Prep Standardized Test Prep SAT: Math, Reading, Writing & Language, Essay ACT: Math, Science, English, Reading, Essay PSAT MCAT (Content review & strategy) TOEFL / ESL (Certified ESL experience) AP Subjects AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics 1 AP Environmental Science AP Calculus AB AP Statistics AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP Psychology AP U.S. History AP World History AP U.S. Government & Politics AP Human Geography AP Macroeconomics / Microeconomics AP Computer Science Principles AP Seminar / Research College-Level Subjects STEM & Premed General Biology I & II Cell Biology Genetics Human Anatomy & Physiology General Chemistry I & II Organic Chemistry I & II Biochemistry Physics I & II (Algebra-Based) Calculus I & II Statistics (Introductory / Biostats) Humanities & Social Sciences Intro to Psychology Intro to Sociology Scientific Writing & Critical Thinking Medical Ethics Bioethics Philosophy of Science / Biology Research Writing & Academic Essays Business & Economics Intro to Macroeconomics Intro to Microeconomics Principles of Finance Financial Literacy / Budgeting Basics

An economics degree from Northwestern gave Andrew the theoretical grounding to unpack microeconomic concepts like elasticity, market structures, and consumer choice theory with real clarity. He connects abstract models — indifference curves, marginal utility, game theory — to concrete examples drawn from his dual background in economics and law. Rated 4.9 by students, he's particularly sharp at teaching how firms make pricing and production decisions under different competitive conditions.

Maurice's Special Education master's degree trained him to diagnose exactly where a student's understanding breaks down — a skill that pays off in microeconomics, where one fuzzy concept like marginal cost or elasticity can make every subsequent model feel impossible. He rebuilds that reasoning chain piece by piece, connecting each graph to the decision it represents so students can work through supply-and-demand shifts or market structure problems on their own.

Every project at an architecture firm is a microeconomics problem — weighing marginal costs against marginal benefits, negotiating contracts under asymmetric information, allocating scarce resources across competing priorities. Emeka brings that daily practice into tutoring sessions, unpacking concepts like consumer surplus, production functions, and market structures with examples students can actually picture.

I am a student at the Barrett Honors College, a part of Arizona State University. I expect to earn my Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics with a focus on physics in December 2022. While my degree has had a heavy focus on physical sciences, I have also completed a variety of coursework in social and life sciences to prepare for my post-graduation plans. After graduation, I hope to earn either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a Master of Science in Entry to Nursing Practice and begin work as a pediatric nurse. I decided to change my path from mathematics and physics to nursing because I perform best and feel happiest when I am working with others, which is why I am so excited to have the opportunity to be a tutor. I first realized my passion for people-centered work in high school when I volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to help educate financial donors and newly diagnosed families on the science of type 1 diabetes. My passion grew throughout my time in college, during which I joined a division of a Rotary club, which matches people of all ages with service projects within their local community, became a teaching assistant for a Socratic-seminar discussion and writing course for freshmen in Barrett Honors College, and worked as a student researcher in a physics lab, where I had to collaborate with my colleagues to address research problems and clearly present my specific field of work to others who were less well versed in the topic.

I am currently in the process of obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in pure mathematics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. I tutor a wide range of subjects including U.S. History, algebra, calculus, chemistry, comparative politics, economics, and test preparation. Although I enjoy tutoring in all of these subjects, I especially like tutoring math-related subjects such as high school algebra, calculus, and linear algebra. Outside of class and tutoring, I enjoy golfing, stargazing, collecting foreign coins, and playing the violin.

Consumer theory, production costs, and market structures each require a different kind of thinking — sometimes graphical, sometimes mathematical, sometimes purely intuitive. Catherine's background teaching both math and economics means she can walk students through utility maximization and cost curves without losing them in the algebra, keeping the economic reasoning front and center.

Marginal cost curves, elasticity calculations, and market structure models can blur together without a clear framework for when each tool applies. Dylan's policy analysis training required him to use microeconomic models to evaluate everything from healthcare markets to environmental regulation, so he teaches these concepts through the lens of actual decision-making. Students leave sessions understanding not just how to solve the problem set but why firms and consumers behave the way the models predict.

As an economics major at Dartmouth, Eric studies microeconomic models — game theory, firm pricing strategies, consumer optimization — with the formal rigor of a top program, not just a survey-level overview. His strong quantitative background (1520 SAT, heavy calculus coursework) means he can walk through the math behind indifference curves or profit maximization while keeping the economic intuition front and center. Rated 5.0 by students.

David's sociology research at Columbia and Chicago trained him to model how individuals make decisions under constraints — which is exactly what microeconomics formalizes with utility functions, budget lines, and optimization problems. His computer science background adds fluency with the quantitative side, from setting up cost minimization equations to interpreting the slopes of indifference curves. Rated 4.9 by students.

Cognitive science trained Amanda to think about how people make decisions under constraints — which is essentially what microeconomics formalizes with models of consumer choice, firm behavior, and resource allocation. She breaks down the reasoning behind concepts like utility maximization and market equilibria by connecting them to the decision-making frameworks she studied at Northwestern, making the abstract logic behind the graphs feel grounded and intuitive.

Reading The Economist for fun is one thing — Mark actually digs into the microeconomic logic underneath the headlines, connecting how firms price goods or respond to regulation back to the models students see in class. His bioengineering grad work is heavily quantitative, so he's comfortable walking through the calculus behind profit maximization or cost minimization problems that trip up students in intermediate micro.

Elasticity, marginal cost curves, game theory matrices — microeconomics is deceptively math-heavy for a social science. Ryan earned his bachelor's degree in economics and tackles micro by grounding every graph and equation in the real-world decision it represents, so students can reason through unfamiliar problems on exams instead of relying on memorized steps.

Elasticity, market structures, consumer surplus — microeconomics is full of concepts that seem straightforward on the surface but get tricky the moment you apply them to problem sets. Jack's Northwestern economics training means he can walk through the math behind each model while keeping the bigger economic intuition in focus. He holds a 5.0 rating from students.

Because Bailey studied economics at Duke — where the curriculum leans heavily on formal microeconomic modeling — she's worked through the full sequence: consumer and producer theory, elasticity, market structures, and the welfare analysis that ties them together. Her 3.94 GPA in that program signals she actually retained the mechanics, from setting up Lagrangians for constrained optimization to interpreting what happens graphically when a tax wedge enters a competitive market.

Elasticity, marginal utility, and market structures like oligopoly and monopolistic competition each require a different way of thinking — and Grant's economics degree gave him deep fluency with all of them. He breaks down consumer and producer theory using concrete examples, making the graphs and equations feel like tools rather than obstacles.

Elasticity, consumer surplus, market structures, deadweight loss — microeconomics is full of concepts that seem intuitive until you're asked to graph them or solve for equilibrium mathematically. Hans pairs his Northwestern economics training with a knack for walking through the algebra behind the graphs, making sure students understand both the visual and quantitative sides of each model. He holds a 5.0 rating.

Supply and demand curves are just the entry point — the real challenge in microeconomics is applying them to problems involving market structures, consumer choice, and externalities. Adi's economics training means he can walk through the intuition behind utility maximization or Nash equilibrium without losing students in the math, or without skipping it entirely.

Pursuing a PhD in economics means Jacob isn't just passing through microeconomics — he's building a career on it, with the mathematical rigor from his joint math studies to back it up. He teaches students to think through models like a researcher would, connecting the intuition behind consumer choice or firm behavior to the calculus that formalizes it. Rated 5.0 by students.