Research
The Department of Economics at McMaster University has faculty members with expertise in econometrics, experimental economics, environmental economics, health economics, international economics, labour economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, population economics, and public economics. Most of their research is applied to policy issues and utilizes advanced quantitative techniques.
In recognition of the quality and impact of their research, our faculty members have won numerous awards and honours.
Explore Our Areas of Research
Working Papers & Citations
Google Scholar Citations Learn More
Economics department members with public Google Scholar profiles.
Department of Economics Working Papers Learn More
View working papers on RePec (Research Papers in Economics), or submit to econug@mcmaster.ca.
Research Institutes & Centres
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) Visit the CHEPA website
A world-renowned interdisciplinary health research centre that fosters excellence in policy-relevant research, education and service to inform fair and sustainable health and social systems.
Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at McMaster (RDC) Visit the RDC Website
The Research Data Centre at McMaster University is a member of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (RDC) that provides researchers with access to Statistics Canada’s microdata master files.
Productivity Partnership Visit the Productivity Partnership
The Productivity Partnership aims to engage researchers interested in studying Canada’s productivity challenge.
Research Program on the Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population (SEDAP) Visit the SEDAP Website
SEDAP is a multi-disciplinary research program funded primarily by SSHRC and centered at McMaster University. It involves 46 academics from fourteen universities in Canada and three abroad.
Research Labs & Facilities
McMaster Decision Science Laboratory (McDSL) Learn More
A multi-purpose research facility at McMaster University that specializes in empirical research into human decision making in a controlled environment.
McMaster University Archive for the History of Economic Thought Learn More
A collection of significant texts in the history of economic thought.
Secure Empirical Analysis Lab (SEAL) Learn More
SEAL is a high security lab within Spark: a centre for social research innovation and provides a safe place to store and access confidential data for the purposes of research.
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Thesis Success: Farzana Alamgir
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Thesis Success: Daniel Tingskou
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Graduate TA Award: Andrew Leal
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