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- Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Thesis) (48 credits)
- Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)
- Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) — Development Studies (45 credits)
- Master of Arts (M.A.);Economics (Non-Thesis) — Social Statistics (45 credits)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Economics
Economics
Location
Location
- Department of Economics
- Stephen Leacock Building, Room 443
- 855 Sherbrooke Street West
- Montreal, QC H3A 2T7
- Canada
- Telephone: 514-398-4800
- Fax: 514-398-4938
- Email: graduate.economics [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/economics
About Economics
About Economics
The Department of Economics offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs that attract students from all over the world. Faculty members conduct research in all areas of economics, with particularly strong representation in the field of econometrics, development, and natural resources. The Department counts among its members a holder of a Canada Research Chair, two James 69ÈÈÊÓƵ professors, a William Dawson scholar, and an Officer of the Order of Canada (who is also a Bank of Canada Research Fellow), and two Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.
Note: Changes may take place after this information has been published. Students are advised to contact the Department office for supplementary information, which may be important to their choice of program.
Lectures and examinations in the graduate program (M.A. and Ph.D.) in Economics are given in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and several fields: Econometrics; Economic Development; Economic History; Industrial Organization; Health Economics; International Economics; Labour Economics; Monetary Economics; Public Finance; Mathematical Economics; Advanced Theory.
| Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Thesis) (48 credits) |
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| The Master of Arts program in Economics (Thesis) serves students preparing for a Ph.D. in Economics. The Department offers courses in all areas of Economics. For students who wish to complement disciplinary training in Economics with research experience in applying statistical methods across the social sciences, the Department offers the Social Statistics Option. |
| Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) (45 credits) |
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| The Master of Arts program in Economics (Non-Thesis) serves students seeking to solidify and deepen their understanding of economics prior to a career in government or the private non-academic sector, and those preparing for a Ph.D. in economics. The Department offers courses in all areas of Economics. For students who wish to complement disciplinary training in Economics with research experience in applying statistical methods across the social sciences, the Department offers the Social Statistics Option. |
| Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) — Development Studies (45 credits) |
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| For those students interested in the interdisciplinary study of development, anchored in economics, the Department offers the Development Studies Option (DSO). This program is offered as an option within existing M.A. and Ph.D. programs in the departments of Geography, History, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, and Sociology. This thesis option is open to master's students specializing in development studies. Students enter through one of the participating departments and must meet the M.A. or Ph.D. requirements of that unit. Students will take an interdisciplinary seminar and a variety of graduate-level courses on international development issues. The M.A. or Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to development studies, approved by the DSO Coordinating Committee. |
| Master of Arts (M.A.);Economics (Non-Thesis) — Social Statistics (45 credits) |
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| For students who wish to complement disciplinary training in Economics with research experience in applying statistical methods across the social sciences, the Department offers the Social Statistics Option. Students will normally complete the usual program course requirements, supplemented by further statistical courses, as advised by the option adviser, and subject to approval by the home department. Students will complete a statistics-based M.A. research paper (Economics, Political Science, Sociology) or thesis (Geography) in conjunction with an interdisciplinary capstone seminar. Acceptance into the program is by application to the Social Statistics Option Committee and is contingent on acceptance into the M.A. program in one of the participating departments (Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology), which in turn requires meeting Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies admission requirements. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Economics |
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| The Ph.D. program in Economics is designed to prepare students for research, whether in an academic or government setting, and teaching. The Department's faculty members conduct research in all areas of economics. The low student-faculty ratio ensures students receive individual attention to their own research, and are able to act as research assistants to the faculty. The Department collaborates with the four other economics departments in Montreal to extend the Ph.D.-level course offerings and invite numerous external speakers. |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 11, 2011) (disclaimer)
Economics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Economics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
An Honours B.A. in Economics is the normal requirement, although students holding an ordinary B.A., whether in economics or another discipline, may also be eligible for admission. Students judged by the admissions committee to have deficiencies in their preparation in economics may be admitted to a qualifying year in which they undertake advanced undergraduate work.
Students who have not previously passed a suitable course in statistics must take the undergraduate honours Statistics course, ECON 257D1/ECON 257D2. A course in the history of economic thought is also a prerequisite for a graduate degree in economics, and students who have not taken such a course will be required to take ECON 460 and ECON 461 or ECON 660 (the M.A. course in History of Economic Thought). Students are also expected to have completed or to complete three terms of introductory calculus and at least one term of linear algebra.
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
Applications will be considered upon receipt of:
- online application form;
- two copies of official transcripts sent by the university;
- two letters of reference;
- application fee of $100;
- original TOEFL and/or GRE results, if applicable.
Information and online application form can be accessed from the Economics Department website at www.mcgill.ca/economics.
Dates for Guaranteed Consideration
For dates for guaranteed consideration, please consult the following website: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/programs. Then select the appropriate program.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 11, 2011) (disclaimer)
Economics Faculty
Economics Faculty
| Chair |
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| John W. Galbraith |
| Emeritus Professors |
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| Antal Deutsch; B.Com.(Sir G. Wms.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Joseph Greenberg; B.A., M.A., Ph.D.(Hebrew) |
| Kari Polanyi-Levitt; B.Sc.(Lond.), M.A.(Tor.) |
| Professors |
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| Robert D. Cairns; B.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(MIT) |
| Russell Davidson; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Glas.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.) (Canada Research Chair) |
| Jean-Marie Dufour; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(Montr.), M.A.(C'dia), M.A., Ph.D.(Chic.) |
| John Galbraith; B.A.(Qu.), M.Phil., D.Phil.(Oxf.) (James 69ÈÈÊÓƵ Professor) |
| Christopher Green; M.A.(Conn.), Ph.D.(Wisc.) |
| Jagdish Handa; B.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Johns Hop.) |
| Jennifer Hunt; I.B.(Int'l School of Geneva), S.B.(MIT), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
| Ngo van Long; B.Ec.(LaT.), Ph.D.(ANU) (James 69ÈÈÊÓƵ Professor) |
| Robin Thomas Naylor; B.A.(Tor.), M.Sc.(Lond.), Ph.D.(Cant.) |
| Victoria Zinde-Walsh; M.A.(Wat.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Moscow St.) |
| Associate Professors |
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| Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado; B.Sc.(U. Pontifica Comillas), M.A., Ph.D.(Wash.) |
| Hassan Benchekroun; Diplôme d'ingénieur d'état(École Mohamedia des ingénieurs, Morocco), Ph.D.(Laval) |
| Jim Engle-Warnick; B.S.(Akron), M.B.A.(Carn. Mell), Ph.D.(Pitt.) (William Dawson Scholar) |
| Franque Grimard; B.A.(York), Ph.D.(Princ.) |
| C. John Kurien; B.A.(Kerala), M.A., Ph.D.(Vanderbilt) |
| Sonia Laszlo; B.A.(Ott.), M.A.(W. Ont.), Ph.D.(Tor.) |
| Christopher T.S. Ragan; B.A.(Vic., BC), M.A.(Qu.), Ph.D.(MIT) |
| Thomas Velk; M.S., Ph.D.(Wisc.) |
| William Watson; B.A.(McG.), Ph.D.(Yale) |
| Licun Xue; B.Eng., M.Eng.(Tianjin), M.A., Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Assistant Professors |
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| Matthieu Chemin; M.Sc.(École Centrale Paris), M.Sc., Ph.D.(LSE) |
| Markus Poschke; M.Sc.(Maastricht), M.A.(Institut d'Études Politiques, Paris), M.Res., Ph.D.(European University Institute, Italy) |
| Maxim Sinitsyn; B.A.(Central Methodist College), M.S.(Ill.), M.A., Ph.D.(N’western) |
| Erin Strumpf; B.A.(Smith), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 11, 2011) (disclaimer)
Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Thesis) (48 credits)
For more information, see Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Thesis) (48 credits).
Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)
For more information, see Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) (45 credits).
Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) — Development Studies (45 credits)
For more information, see Master of Arts (M.A.); Economics (Non-Thesis) — Development Studies (45 credits).
Master of Arts (M.A.);Economics (Non-Thesis) — Social Statistics (45 credits)
The program complements disciplinary training with research experience applying statistical methods to Statistics Canada data (or equivalent). Students will normally complete the regular program course requirements, supplemented by further statistical courses, as advised by the option adviser, and subject to approval by the home department.
For more information, see Master of Arts (M.A.);Economics (Non-Thesis) — Social Statistics (45 credits).
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Economics
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Economics.
Faculty of Arts—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 11, 2011) (disclaimer)