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

Faculty/Fall 2026

Professors

Katherine Cuff, M.A. (York), B.A.H., Ph.D. (Queen’s) 
Michel Grignon, M.A. (ENSAE), Ph.D. (EHESS)/Joint Health, Aging & Society
Seungjin Han, B.Econ. (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
Alok Johri, B.A., M.A. (Delhi School of Economics), Ph.D. (Boston)/ Chair, Graduate Studies
Jeffrey S. Racine, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western) / Senator William McMaster Chair in Econometrics, Social Sciences
Bradley Ruffle, B.A. (York), Ph.D. (Princeton)/Academic Director, McMaster Decision Science Laboratory
Youngki Shin, B.A. (Seoul),M.A., Ph.D. (Rochester)
Arthur Sweetman, B.Eng. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/ Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources/Director, Health Policy Ph.D. Program
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)
Bettina Brueggemann, Ph.D. (Goethe, Germany)
Jevan Cherniwchan, B.S. (Alberta), M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Calgary)
Paul Contoyannis, B.Sc., D.Phil. (University of York, England)/
Svetlana Demidova, M.Sc. (Moscow State), M.A. (New Economic School, Russia), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Maxim Ivanov, M.Sc. (Tomsk), M.A. (New Economic School, Russia), Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Adam Lavecchia, B.A. (York), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
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
Pau Salvador Pujolàs Fons, M.A. Ph.D. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Gajendran Raveendranathan/B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Angela Zheng, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (New York)

Assistant Professors

Billur Görgülü, B.Sc (Bogazici, Turkey), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Zhen He, B.A (Renmin University, China), M.A. (New Brunswick), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Rubina Hundal, M.Sc. (Carnegie Mellon, Pennsylvania), Ph.D. (Chigaco)
Rumen Kostadinov, B.Sc. (Warwick, UK), M.Sc. (London School of Economics), Ph.D. (New York)
Zachary Mahone, Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Colin Mang, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), MBA (Bradford, England), Ph.D. (Lancaster, England)
Anastasios Papanastasiou/B.A. (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), M.A. (York), PhD. (Guelph)

Associate Members

Emmanuel Guindon (HEI)/B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (McMaster)
John MacRae Maheu (DeGroote School of Business)/ B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s)
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      
Jean-Eric Tarride (HEI)/ Ph.D. (Concordia)

Adjunct Members

Laura Grigolon/J.D., M.A. (Padua, Italy), M.Sc. (Leicester, Great Britain) Ph.D. (Leuven, Belgium)
Paul Grootendorst, B.A. (Victoria), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Jasmin Kantarevic/ Ph.D. (Toronto)
Boris Kralj​, B.A. (Ryerson), Ph.D. (York)
Siha Lee/B.A. (Seoul National, Korea), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madson)
Abigail Payne, B.A. (Denison, Ohio), J.D. (Cornell Law School), Ph.D. (Princeton)
Stephenson Stroble, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Queen’s), M.D. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (Cornell)
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)
Jonathan Zhang,  B.Sc. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Stanford)

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

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-Madison)
Alan Harrison, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Essex)
James A. Johnson, M.A., PhD. (Minnesota)
Stephen R.G. Jones, B.A. (Cambridge), Ph.D. (California, Berkeley)
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)
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

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

• Economics, Ph.D

• Economics Courses

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