700-level Courses & Outlines

ECON 706. Selected Topics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Reading course in Economics.
  • Prerequisites: ECON 610, ECON 620 and 6 additional credits at the 600 level

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ECON 709. Microeconomic Theory 3.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Doctoral-level microeconomic theory.

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ECON 709 Outline

 

ECON 711. Microeconomic Theory 2.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

This course is the second part of a two-semester doctoral level microeconomic theory sequence.

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ECON 712. Macroeconomic Theory 1.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

This course is the first part of a two-semester doctorals level macroeconomic theory sequence.

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ECON 712 Outline

 

ECON 713. Macroeconomic Theory 2.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

This course is the second part of a two-semester doctoral level macroeconomic theory sequence

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ECON 713 Outline


ECON 722. Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

This course covers papers at the research frontier of selected areas in macroeconomics. The goal is to teach students how to do research on such topics and thus put them on a path to their doctoral thesis.
  • Prerequisite(s): ECON 712 and ECON 713 or permission of the instructor.

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ECON 722 Outline

 

ECON 724. International Economics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

Selected problems in international trade, foreign exchange and international movements of capital.

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ECON 724 Outline

 

ECON 726. Topics in Environmental Economics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Topics in environmental economics.

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ECON 726 Outline 

 

ECON 734. Economic Development 4.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

Problems of economic growth and planning in selected underdeveloped countries. Topics covered vary from year to year in response to student interests; growth, poverty and income distribution, LDC labour markets and institutions, trade and development, international debt problems, issues in trade policy.

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ECON 737. Industrial Organization and Regulation Seminar.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Builds on material covered in ECON 637. Problems are examined in greater depth with specific topics varying from year to year.

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ECON 741. Advanced Labour Economics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Selected theoretical and policy issues in labour economics.

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ECON 742. Empirical Microeconomics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Surveys the empirical techniques used in applied microeconomic fields, particularly development and labour economics. Focus is on the formulation of empirical models derived from economic theory, and on various estimation methodologies, including panel data econometrics, limited dependent variable models, and duration analysis. A "hands on" approach is emphasized.
  • Prerequisite: First term of ECON 662 and either ECON 634 or ECON 641, or consent of the instructor

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ECON 742 Outline

 

ECON 744. Health Economics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The emphasis will be on describing and analyzing the structure and performance of the Canadian health system, though some attention will be given to recent attempts by the federal and provincial governments to deal with current problems in this field. Readings will be selected from the economics and health literature.

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ECON 761. Econometrics: Time Series Analysis.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

Theory and application of linear, non-linear expectational and asymptotic time series models to economic phenomena. Probabilistic models of economic dynamics and experimental economies, including simulation.

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ECON 762. Econometrics - Asymptotic and Finite - Sample.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Exact and asymptotic distribution theory in econometrics: basic results for estimation and inference in regression models, extensions and other selected topics including nonparametric and distribution-free methods for econometric models.

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ECON 762 Outline 

 

ECON 763. Financial Econometrics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

This course covers advanced time series methods used in the analysis of financial data and other potentially non-stationary time series. Topics: integrated time series, co-integration, unit root testing, conditional heteroscedasticity, long memory, non-parametric and neural network models. Applications include market efficiency, stochastic volatility and predictability of asset returns.

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ECON 765. Models for Financial Economics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description

A review of mathematical techniques used in modern finance theory, including measure theory and stochastic processes in continuous time (e.g., Brownian motion) and other techniques essential to understanding arbitrage pricing theory, including the pricing of options.
  • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

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ECON 770. PhD Research Seminar 1.

Credits: 1
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description

Presentation of PhD research.
  • Prerequisites: All comprehensive and field examinations are to be completed.
  • ECON 770 must be taken before ECON 771.

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ECON 771. PhD Research Seminar 2.

Credits: 1
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description

Presentation of PhD research.
  • Prerequisites: All comprehensive and field examinations are to be completed. ECON 770 must be taken before ECON 771.

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