Department of Economics

Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Department of Economics! We have a large undergraduate program offering economics majors, Honors in Economics. We also have a strong graduate program, offering two Masters' and a Ph.D. program. We offer a wide breadth of economic courses, so you are sure to find something that interests you. Our internationally diverse faculty is dedicated to teaching and has one of the country's strongest research records.

Valentina Galvani
Chair, Economics Department

Economics News

Alberta economist ‘most worried about’ soon-to-be-retirees in trade war markets

Chetan Dave (Economics) discusses the current volatility of the stock market.
CALL FOR PAPERS: 9th Institutions, Trade and Economic Development (InsTED) Workshop

The organizing committee invites full papers or 3-page extended abstracts by May 1st, 2025, and is happy to consider theoretical and/or empirical papers in the areas of international trade, institutions, and economic development.
Congratulations to our finalists in the Bank of Canada's Governor's Challenge competition

Congratulations to our team who visited the Bank of Canada's headquarters in Ottawa to participate in the final round of the Bank of Canada's Governor's Challenge competition!
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Upcoming Events

Metrics Seminar: Irene Botosaru, McMaster University

March 21, 2025, 3:30 pm.m MDT
Title: Forecasted Treatment Effects in Short Panels
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Microeconomics Seminar: Remi Daviet, Wisconsin School of Business

March 28, 2025, 3:30 p.m. MDT
Title: The Power of Bayesian Neural Networks and Applications with Generative AI
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Microeconomics Seminar: Mike Paulden, School of Public Heath, University of Alberta

April 4, 2025, 3:30 p.m. MDT
Title: A Framework for the Fair Pricing of Medicines: Next Steps
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