Department of Economics
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2018
McLeod, Shernette
Thesis: Commodity prices, stock prices and economic activity in a small open economy
Supervisor: Jean-Paul Lam
Placement:
Memartoluie, Ghazal
Thesis: Empirical essays in water and electricity use
Supervisor: Anindya Sen
Placement:
2017
Chen, Yu
Thesis: Skill mismatch in the labour market
Supervisor: Francisco Gonzalez
Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
Gao, Hang
Thesis: Essays in Earnings, Academic Productivity,and School Competition
Supervisor:Anindya Sen
Placement: Post-doctoral position, Chinese Institute of Engineering Development Strategies (CIEDS), School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM), Tsinghua University, China.
Ghaziaskar, Mohamad
Thesis:Essays in Consumer Debt, Personal Saving Rate, and Household Insolvency in Canada
Supervisors: Thomas Parker and Anindya Sen
Placement: Definite Term Lecturer, King's - Western University
Li, Hongxiu
Thesis: Three essays on the economics of innovation as adaptation to climate change
Supervisor: Horatiu Rus
Placement: Price Waterhouse Cooper
Zhang, Jue
Thesis: The labour market integration of immigrants and their role on innovation
Supervisor: Mikal Skuterud
Placement: Research Analyst, Immigration, Refugee, and Canadian Citizenship (IRCC)
2016
Amery, Behnoush
Thesis title: Three Empirical Essays on Job Training, Income Support Programs, and Household Debt
Supervisor:Anindya Sen
Placement:Senior Economist, Labour Market Information Council
Oystrakh, Mykhaylo
Thesis Title:The Effect of Technological Innovations on Economic Activity
Supervisor:Jean-Paul Lam
Placement:Senior Model Validation Analyst, Assistant Vice-President, Bank of the West
2015
Lin, Xiao Yan
Thesis title:Three Essays on Financial Modelling with Price Limits
Supervisor: Dinghai Xu
Placement:Ernst and Young
Legree, Scott
Thesis Title:Three Essays in Labour Economics and Public Finance.
Supervisor:Mikal Skuterud
Placement:Analyst, Statistics Canada
2014
Niu, Shilei
Thesis title:Economics of Ramping Rate Restrictions At Hydro Power Plants: Balancing Profitability And Environmental Concerns
Supervisors:Margaret Insley and Tony Wirjanto
Placement: Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Zelaya, Mauricio
Thesis title:The Role of Institutions on R&D, FDI, and Economic Growth
Supervisors:Joel Blit & Anindya Sen
Placement: Consultant, NERA Economic Consulting
2013
Choi, Wai Hong
Thesis title:Three Papers on the Effects of Competition in Energy Markets
Supervisor:Anindya Sen
Placement: Senior Program Advisor, Programs Branch, Canada Border Services Agency
Franceschi, Francesco
Thesis title:Female Labour Supply
Supervisor: John Burbidge
Placement: Economist, Research Department, Bank of Italy
2012
Al Mansour, Abdullah
Thesis title:Essays in risk management for crude oil markets
Supervisors:Margaret Insley and Tony Wirjanto
Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Finance & Economics
College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Shi, Jingye
Thesis title: Time allocation and the weather
Supervisor:Mikal Skuterud
Placement:Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics,
China
2010
Chen, Shan
Thesis title:Modelling the dynamics of commodity prices for investment decisions under uncertainty
Supervisors:Margaret Insley and Tony Wirjanto
Placement: Manager, Entreprise Model Risk Management, Royal Bank of Canada
Entezarkheir, Mahdiyeh
Thesis title:Essays on innovation, patents, and econometrics
Supervisor:Mikko Packalen
Placement:Assistant Professor, Huron University College, University of Western Ontario
Su, Mingcui
Thesis title:Three chapters on the labour market assimilation of Canada's immigrant population
Supervisor:Mikal Skuterud
Placement:Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu City, China