First, you should attend recitations (and ask questions) and take advantage of the office hours of both the teaching assistants associated with your course and of your professor. We hold office hours to answer your questions and to assist you in understanding the material. If you believe that you need more assistance than can be provided in recitations and office hours, then you can hire a private tutor. Please refer to the Tutors page on the web site for a list of graduate students in economics that offer tutoring services. The students will list the subjects that they are interested in teaching. Often times your professor or the teaching assistants for your class can help you choose one of the tutors from the list (please bring the list with you when you discuss this matter with them). The teaching assistants assigned to your class are prohibited from tutoring you for money. Also note that the department does not establish the pay rate of tutors. The rate is a matter of negotiation between you and the graduate student.