Economics

Program and Course Offerings

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: econgrd@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.economics.mcmaster.ca/

Faculty/Fall 2021

Professors

Katherine Cuff, M.A. (York), B.A.H., Ph.D. (Queen’s) /University Scholar
Michel Grignon, M.A. (ENSAE), Ph.D. (EHESS)/Joint Health, Aging & Society
Seungjin Han, B.A. (Korea), M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Jeremiah E. Hurley, B.A. (John Carroll), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)/ Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences/ Director, McMaster Decision Science Laboratory
Alok Johri, B.A., M.A. (Delhi School of Economics), Ph.D. (Boston)/ Chair, Graduate Studies
Stephen R.G. Jones, B.A. (Cambridge), Ph.D. (California, Berkeley)
Jeffrey S. Racine, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Senator William McMaster Chair in Econometrics, Social Sciences/on leave January-December 2022
Bradley Ruffle, B.A. (York), Ph.D. (Princeton)/Academic Director, McMaster Decision Science Laboratory
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.) /Academic Director, Statistics Canada Research Data Centre

Associate Professors

Irene Botosaru, B.A., B.S. (Washington), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale)
Paul Contoyannis, B.Sc., D.Phil. (University of York, England)/on leave until July 2022
Svetlana Demidova, M.Sc. (Moscow State), M.A. (New Economic School, Russia), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)/on leave January-June 2022
Maxim Ivanov, M.Sc. (Tomsk), M.A. (New Economic School, Russia), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)/on leave July-December 2021
Marc-André Letendre, B.A.A. (HEC Montreal), M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s)/Chair
Chris Muris, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Tilburg)
Bridget O’Shaughnessy, B.A. (Windsor), M.A. (York)/ Chair, Undergraduate Studies/on leave January-April 2022
Pau Salvador Pujolàs Fons, M.A. Ph.D. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Youngki Shin, B.A. (Seoul),M.A., Ph.D. (Rochester)

Assistant Professors

Bettina Brueggemann, Ph.D. (Goethe, Germany)
Zhen He, B.A (Renmin University, China), M.A. (New Brunswick), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Hannah Holmes, M.A.(McMaster)
Rumen Kostadinov, B.Sc. (Warwick, UK), M.Sc. (London School of Economics), Ph.D. (New York)
Adam Lavecchia, B.A. (York), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Siha Lee, B.A. (Seoul National, Korea), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Zachary Mahone, Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Gajendran Raveendranathan/B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Jonathan Zhang, B.Sc. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Standford)
Angela Zheng, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (New York)

Associate Members

Emmanuel Guindon (HEI)/B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Greig Mordue (Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice)/B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), B. Comm. (Windsor), M.B.A. (Heriot-Watt, Britain), Ph.D. (Strathclyde, Great Britain)/ArcelorMittal Dofasco Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy

Adjunct Members

Neil Buckley, B.Arts Sc. (McMaster), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Elizabeth Dhuey, B.A. (Colorado-Boulder), M.A. (California, Santa Barbara), Ph.D. (California, Santa Barbara)

Laura Grigolon, JD/M.A. (University of Padua, Italy), M.Sc. (University of Leicester, Great Britain), Ph.D. (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Paul Grootendorst, B.A. (Victoria), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Boris Kralj, B.A. (Ryerson), Ph.D. (York)
Abigail Payne, B.A. (Denison, Ohio), J.D. (Cornell Law School), Ph.D. (Princeton)
Emile Tompa, B.A. (York), M.B.A. (British Columbia), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Stephanie Thomas, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Justin Smith, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Simon Fraser), Ph.D. (McMaster)

Industry Professor

Jim Stanford, B.A. (Calgary), M.Phil (Cambridge), Ph.D. (New School for Social Research, New York)/Harold Innis Industry Professor in 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.)
Martin Dooley, B.A. (Indiana), M.S., Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
David Feeny, B.A. (Northern Illinois), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madiso)
Alan Harrison, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Essex)
James A. Johnson, M.A., PhD. (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)
Wayne Lewchuk, M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Cambridge)

Lonnie M. Magee, B.Math. (Waterloo), M.A., Ph.D. (Western)
Stuart Mestelman, B.A. (Pittsburgh), M.S., Ph.D. (Purdue)/ Co-Director Emeritus, McMaster Decision Science Laboratory
R. Andrew Muller, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/ Co-Director Emeritus, McMaster Decision Science Laboratory
Kennth H. 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)
William M. Scarth, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (Essex), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Byron G. Spencer, B.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Rice)
J. Douglas Welland, B.A. (McMaster), 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

Master

Doctoral

Economics, Ph.D

Course Offerings

Economics Courses