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.
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Events
So You Wanna Go to Grad School
Do you have questions about Grad School? Do you want to know about the graduate programs offered here at UW? Ask the current Associate Chair Graduate all your questions about what courses to take now, and what makes a good applicant!
No RSVP required! See you there!
Queen’s Economics Graduate Admissions Webinars
Dear Aspiring Applicants,
We are delighted to announce the Virtual Webinar Series on Graduate Applications by the Queen's Economics Department. We strongly encourage you to take this opportunity to learn everything you need to know about pursuing a graduate degree with us. Please find the attached posters for information about programs. To register for an event, please follow the relevant links below:
Queen's ECON MA Webinars
Monday, Nov 24, 2025, 07:00 PM Eastern Time
https://www.econ.queensu.ca/graduate/ma/prospective-students
Queen's ECON PhD Webinar:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025, 07:30 PM Eastern Time
https://www.econ.queensu.ca/graduate/phd/prospective-students
We look forward to having you at our events!
Master of Peace and Conflict Studies Information Session
The Master of Peace and Conflict Studies (MPACS) is a vibrant, interdisciplinary academic program that empowers students with knowledge and skills to contribute to nonviolent peacebuilding.
Turbulent times call for people who understand systems of violence and conflict, and who are prepared to build peace with justice. MPACS uniquely prepares its graduates to be catalysts for peace at community, institutional, and systemic levels. A rigorous course-based professional degree program, MPACS connects theory, analysis, reflection, and practice. Our distinctive focus is on civil society and community-led change. The program provides graduates with tools to understand sources of conflict, polarization, and systems of oppression, as well as to imagine and support transformative peacebuilding.
Join our community-centered learning environment, and benefit from being part of the University of Waterloo, one of Canada’s premier universities.
News
UWaterloo, partners launch initiative to drive AI adoption across Canada
Co-directed by Joël Blit (UWaterloo) and Danielle Goldfarb (University of Toronto), CAIAI seeks to reverse Canada’s productivity decline and strengthen competitiveness by accelerating AI integration.
CBC: Proposed Changes to Water Taking Permits
Listen to Professor Roy Brouwer discuss the economic and environmental implications of proposed changes to Ontario's Water Taking Permit on CBC radio's The Morning Show.
Tao Chen: Appointed Special Advisor on Commercialization Strategy to the Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR) in Hong Kong
University of Waterloo Economics Sponsored Research Chair, Tao Chen, has been appointed the Special Advisor on Commercialization Strategy for the Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR) in Hong Kong.