James Best
Associate Professor of Economics
Tepper School of Business
- Associate Professor of EconomicsTepper School of Business
- 412-268-2215
- Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
TEACHING INTERESTS
2020-Present, Economics of Information, Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business
2018- Present, Principles of Microeconomics, Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business
2017-2018 Lecturer, Financial Decision Theory, MSc Financial Economics, Said Business School
2015-2017 Class teacher, Graduate Microeconomics, University of Oxford
2014-2015 Principal Instructor, Applications of Econometrics, University of Edinburgh
2013-2014 Principal Instructor, Essentials of Econometrics, University of Edinburgh
2010-2011 Instructor, Economics of Strategic Behaviour, University of Edinburgh
2009-2011 TA, Graduate Microeconomics (John Moore), University of Edinburgh
2009-2011 TA, Undergraduate Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, University of Edinburgh
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- COURSE TAUGHTInformation Economics12 Jan 2026 - 5 May 2026
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics25 Aug 2025 - 15 Dec 2025
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics25 Aug 2025 - 15 Dec 2025
- MENTORSHIPKiran, Aditya10 May 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
- MENTORSHIPPal, Aranya3 May 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics26 Aug 2024 - 16 Dec 2024
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics26 Aug 2024 - 16 Dec 2024
- COURSE TAUGHTInformation Economics16 Jan 2024 - 7 May 2024
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics28 Aug 2023 - 18 Dec 2023
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics28 Aug 2023 - 18 Dec 2023
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics17 Jan 2023 - 9 May 2023
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics17 Jan 2023 - 9 May 2023
- MENTORSHIPSood, Arnav15 Jun 2022
- MENTORSHIPSood, Arnav1 Jun 2022
- COURSE TAUGHTInformation Economics18 Jan 2022 - 10 May 2022
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics18 Jan 2022 - 10 May 2022
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics18 Jan 2022 - 10 May 2022
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics1 Feb 2021 - 18 May 2021
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics1 Feb 2021 - 18 May 2021
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics13 Jan 2020 - 12 May 2020
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics13 Jan 2020 - 12 May 2020
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics14 Jan 2019 - 14 May 2019
- COURSE TAUGHTPrinciples of Microeconomics14 Jan 2019 - 14 May 2019