Welcome to Economics

The Department of Economics focuses on research and teaching excellence. Our research encompasses a broad range of topics and faculty members have published in the very best journals in Economics. Our graduate and undergraduate programs cover exciting real-world developments and equip students with contemporary analytic skills. Excellent co-op work opportunities combined with classroom learning are key to our students' outstanding record of success.

The Department of Economics acknowledges that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (also known as Neutral), Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Read More.

News

May 23, 2019Graduate student award winners - 2018/2019
The graduate student award winners for the 2018/2019 year are as follows:

The Ken Stollery Graduate Memorial Award: Chulsoon Kim and Gray Boyko, MA students

The Nihar and Mina Bose scholarship: Renfang Tian, PhD student

Macroeconomics award: Ramsha Jaweed, MA student

Microeconomics award: Tong Zhou, MA student

Econometrics award: Wenzuo Xu and Oliver Loertscher, MA students
May 8, 2019Professor Mikal Skuterud comments on Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
Professor Mikal Skuterud discusses immigrant employment in the tech sector in this CBC article titled, "A new immigration stream is coming for Ontario tech workers, but is it necessary?". Read the full article for Professor Skuterud's thoughts.
Mar. 19, 2019Canada’s skills gap in data analysis?
In an article published in the National Post, Professor Anindya Sen points to a skills gap in data analysis in Canada and, in particular, in our ability to interpret and gain useful insights from the data. Professor Sen argues that this gap can be partly addressed by training in the the social sciences and humanities, which not only provide perspective in behavioural theories and trends but also aids in spearheading ethics and governance in the data science world.