Economics

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The Department of Economics offers programs leading to the degrees M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics and M.A. in Economic Policy.

Enquiries should be directed to the Graduate Administrative Assistant, Department of Economics,
905 525-9140, Ext. 24731
E-mail: econgrad@mcmaster.ca Fax: 905 521-8232
Website: http://www.mcmaster.ca/economics/

Faculty/Fall 2015

Professors

Martin D. Dooley, B.A. (Indiana), M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
David Feeney, B.A. (Illinois), M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison) / Part-time
Michel Grignon, M.Sc. (ENSAE, Paris, France), Ph.D. (Ph.D. Ecole des Hautes Etudies en Science Sociales, Paris, France)
Jeremiah E. Hurley, B.A. (John Carroll), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)/ Chair
Alok Johri, B.A., M.A. (Delhi School of Economics), Ph.D. (Boston)
Stephen R.G. Jones, B.A. (Cambridge), Ph.D. (California, Berkeley)
Wayne A. Lewchuk, M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Cambridge)
Lonnie J. Magee, B.Math. (Waterloo), M.A., Ph.D. (Western)
A. Abigail Payne, B.A. (Denison), J.D. (Cornell), Ph.D. (Princeton)/ Director, PEDAL/ Director, MacDATA
Jeffrey Racine, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Senator William McMaster Chair in Econometrics, Social Sciences
William M. Scarth, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (Essex), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Byron G. Spencer, B.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Rice)
Arthur Sweetman, B.Eng. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/ Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources
Michael R. Veall, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (M.I.T.)

Associate Professors

Paul Contoyannis, B.Sc., D.Phil. (University of York, England)
Katherine Cuff, M.A. (York), B.A.H., Ph.D. (Queen’s) / Canada Research Chair in Public Economic Theory/ Chair, Graduate Studies Committee
Philip DeCicca, B.S. (Cornell), M.P.A. (Syracuse), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan)
Svetlana A. Demidova, M.Sc. (Moscow State), M.A. (New Economic School, Russia), Ph.D. (Penn State)
Seungjin Han, B.A. (Korea), M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Maxim Ivanov, M.S. (Russia), M.A. (New Economic School, Russia), Ph.D. (Penn State)
Marc-André Letendre, B.A.A. (HEC Montreal), M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s)/ Chair, Undergraduate Studies Committee
Bridget O’Shaughnessy, M.A. (York)
Shintaro Yamaguchi, B.A., M.A. (Keio), Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)

Assistant Professors

Laura Grignon JD/M.A. (University of Padua, Italy), M.Sc. (University of Leicester, Great Britain), Ph.D. (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Hannah Holmes, M.A. (McMaster)
Cesar Sosa Padilla Araujo M.A. Ph.D. (Maryland at College Park)
Pau Salvador Pujolàs Fons M.A. Ph.D. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Associate Members

Dustin Garrick B.A. (Texas), M.A. (Columbia), Ph.D. (Arizona), (Political Science and Centre for Engineering and Policy)
Emmanuel Guindon B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (McMaster), (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Dean Mountain B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Western), (Finance and Business Economics)
Jean-Eric Tarride B.A. (Toulouse), M.A. (Toulouse),  Ph.D. (Concordia), (Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics)

Adjunct Members

James Chowhan, B.A. (Guelph), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Neil Buckley, B.Arts Sc. (McMaster), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Robert Dimand, B.A. (McGill), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale)
Paul Grootendorst, B.A. (Victoria), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Emile Tompa, B.A. (York), M.B.A. (British Columbia), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)
 

Industry Professor

James Stanford B.A. (Calgary), M. Phil. (Cambridge), Ph.D. (New School for Social Research, New York)/ Harold Innes Industry Professor of Economics

Professors Emeriti

Syed Ahmad, M.A., L.L.B. (Aligarh), M.Sc., D.Sc. (London)
John B. Burbidge, B.A., Ph.D. (McGill)
Kenneth S. Chan, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)
Frank T. Denton, M.A. (Toronto), F.R.S.C., F.S.S., LL.D.(Hon.)
Peter J. George, C.M., O.Ont., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., D.U.(Hon.), D.Hon.C., D.Litt.(Hon.), LL.D. (Hon.)
Alan J. Harrison, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Essex)
James A. Johnson, M.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Atif A. Kubursi, B.A. (American University, Beirut), M.S., Ph.D.(Purdue)
John E. Leach, B.A. (Alberta), M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s)
Stuart Mestelman, B.A. (Pittsburgh), M.S., Ph.D. (Purdue)/ Co-Director, McEEL
R. Andrew Muller, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/ Co-Director, McEEL
Ken Norrie, B.A. (Saskatchewan), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale)
Yorgos Y. Papageorgiou, Dipl.Arch. (National Technical, Athens),M.C.P., Ph.D. (Ohio State), D.Sc. (Louvain)
A. Leslie Robb, B.A., M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Essex)
J. Douglas Welland, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota)
James R. Williams, M.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota)

Candidates for the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics and the M.A. in Economic Policy will normally satisfy the general regulations of the School of Graduate Studies with respect to admission and residence. Candidates with Honours, Master’s or Ph.D. degrees in Business or in mathematically oriented disciplines will be given special consideration and may be admitted as students in the graduate program.

Programs

• Economic Policy, M.A.
• Economics, M.A.

• Economics, Ph.D

• Economics Courses

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