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

Aug. 13, 2018Why do highly skilled immigrants choose the U.S. over Canada? Professor Skuterud explains

The crème de la crème of talent will tend to go to the U.S. because that’s where they’re going to get the big returns,
Aug. 7, 2018ECON 220 student wins Velocity competition
Cole Powers, a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student, taking ECON 220, Entrepreneurship Principles, won 5K at the Velocity Fund finals toward his business IntelliCulture. Professor Nunez is extremely proud of this accomplishment. ECON 220 helps students to learn the basics of entrepreneurship to boost their own businesses, and so much more. See the press release on the Velocity website.
Aug. 1, 2018UW's new Problem Lab

I’m opposed to best practices. It implies we’re just matching them when I care to leave them in the dust.

Larry smith, Adjunct Economics Professor