James Best

Associate Professor of Economics

Tepper School of Business

  • Associate Professor of Economics
    Tepper 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 TAUGHT
    Information Economics
    12 Jan 2026 - 5 May 2026
    47817
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    25 Aug 2025 - 15 Dec 2025
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    25 Aug 2025 - 15 Dec 2025
    73102
  • MENTORSHIP
    Kiran, Aditya
    10 May 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
  • MENTORSHIP
    Pal, Aranya
    3 May 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    26 Aug 2024 - 16 Dec 2024
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    26 Aug 2024 - 16 Dec 2024
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Information Economics
    16 Jan 2024 - 7 May 2024
    47817
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    28 Aug 2023 - 18 Dec 2023
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    28 Aug 2023 - 18 Dec 2023
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    17 Jan 2023 - 9 May 2023
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    17 Jan 2023 - 9 May 2023
    73102
  • MENTORSHIP
    Sood, Arnav
    15 Jun 2022
  • MENTORSHIP
    Sood, Arnav
    1 Jun 2022
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Information Economics
    18 Jan 2022 - 10 May 2022
    47817
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    18 Jan 2022 - 10 May 2022
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    18 Jan 2022 - 10 May 2022
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    1 Feb 2021 - 18 May 2021
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    1 Feb 2021 - 18 May 2021
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    13 Jan 2020 - 12 May 2020
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    13 Jan 2020 - 12 May 2020
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    14 Jan 2019 - 14 May 2019
    73102
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Principles of Microeconomics
    14 Jan 2019 - 14 May 2019
    73102