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Brian
PhD University of California-Santa Cruz • BA California Institute of Technology
9+ Years Tutoring

Caltech's economics program is heavily quantitative — Brian's coursework there meant building economic models with real calculus and statistical tools, not just sketching supply-and-demand curves. His computer science double major adds a computational edge that's particularly useful for students tackling game theory, optimization problems, or any econ course where the math suddenly gets serious. His 1580 SAT reflects the kind of analytical precision he brings to breaking down dense material.

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Milan
BA Stanford University
1+ Years Tutoring

Supply and demand curves are deceptively simple until students have to apply them to price ceilings, tax incidence, or market failures. Milan approaches economics the way he approaches code: by tracing the logic step by step and identifying exactly where an argument breaks down or a graph shifts.

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Jacob
BA The College of Charleston • Current Grad Student, Accounting The University of Southern California
9+ Years Tutoring

Jacob's accounting coursework at both the undergraduate and graduate level means he doesn't just understand supply-and-demand diagrams — he can connect microeconomic theory to actual financial statements and business decisions. He digs into concepts like elasticity, market structures, and GDP accounting with the quantitative rigor that makes economics click.

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Ziyu
BA California State University-Long Beach
9+ Years Tutoring

I'm an affable chemistry-loving person whose joy come from delivering knowledge :D

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Dalila
BA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8+ Years Tutoring

Supply-and-demand curves are intuitive until externalities, elasticity, and market failures enter the picture. Dalila's quantitative background as a math major means she can walk through the graphical and algebraic reasoning behind economic models — not just label the axes, but explain why the curves shift and what the equilibrium actually means.

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JF
BA Stanford University
6+ Years Tutoring

Supply and demand diagrams are just the entry point — JF digs into the reasoning behind elasticity, comparative advantage, and market equilibrium so that students can tackle unfamiliar problems without relying on memorized setups. His dual math and computer science training at Stanford gives him a quantitative edge when explaining concepts like marginal analysis and cost curves.

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Liam
MS New York University
6+ Years Tutoring

I am highly proficient in other areas in economics, high school mathematics, calculus I and European history.

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Patrick
BA Boston College
10+ Years Tutoring

Majoring in both economics and mathematics at Boston College means Patrick tackles the subject from both sides — the intuitive reasoning behind concepts like elasticity and market failures, and the quantitative models that formalize them. That dual training is especially useful when students hit the parts of economics where graphs and equations start doing the heavy lifting, like consumer and producer surplus calculations or equilibrium analysis.

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Mattias
BA Stanford University
10+ Years Tutoring

I am currently working in a Bronx Public School as a teaching apprentice in Algebra. I have four years of experience tutoring one on one with students of all ages.

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Emma
BA Harvard University
9+ Years Tutoring

Supply and demand curves are simple enough on the surface, but economics gets tricky fast once students hit elasticity, market structures, or macroeconomic models. Emma minored in economics at Harvard, so she can unpack concepts like comparative advantage or fiscal policy with real-world examples that make the math and the theory click together. She holds a 5.0 client rating.

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Natalie
Current Undergrad Student, Civil Engineering Duke University
6+ Years Tutoring

Studying both engineering and economics at Duke gave Natalie a quantitative lens on economic reasoning — she's comfortable moving between supply-and-demand intuition and the math behind elasticity, optimization, and equilibrium. She digs into the "why" behind each model so students can apply concepts to unfamiliar problems, not just textbook examples.

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Kevin
BA University of Pennsylvania
9+ Years Tutoring

Kevin's Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major at the University of Pennsylvania means he studies economics not as an isolated discipline but as something deeply entangled with policy decisions and ethical trade-offs. He breaks down concepts like market equilibrium, elasticity, and game theory by connecting them to real political and social questions that make the logic behind the models click.

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Dawn
BA Duke University
6+ Years Tutoring

Supply and demand curves are just the starting point — Dawn digs into the mechanics of market equilibrium, elasticity, monetary policy, and game theory that make economics click at the college level. Her B.S. in Economics with a finance concentration from Duke means she can connect textbook models to how markets actually behave.

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Jake
BA Washington University in St. Louis
1+ Years Tutoring

Jake's marketing degree means he studied the demand side of economics firsthand — consumer behavior, pricing strategy, and how firms respond to market signals are concepts he's applied, not just memorized. His strong quantitative background (he tutors AP Statistics and both AP Calculus courses) lets him handle the graphing and algebraic reasoning that economics problems demand when students move past definitions into actual analysis. Rated 4.9 by his students.

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Mia
BA Dartmouth College
9+ Years Tutoring

As an economics major at Dartmouth, Mia engages with concepts like market equilibrium, elasticity, and game theory on a daily basis. She unpacks the intuition behind graphs and models so that supply-and-demand curves and GDP calculations actually make sense instead of feeling like abstract formulas to memorize.

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Rahi
Engineer Princeton University
7+ Years Tutoring

Three engineering degrees — including one in applied mathematics — mean Rahi is fluent in the quantitative side of economics that often catches students off guard: optimization problems, marginal analysis, and the calculus lurking behind supply and demand curves. He also tutors macroeconomics and accounting, so he can connect microeconomic theory to the bigger fiscal picture and the financial statements where these forces show up in practice.

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