News & Events
Bradley Ruffle, economics professor, asks; will we say goodbye to the handshake?
In USA Today, economics professor Bradley Ruffle and opinion columnist Candace Smith explore the future of the handshake in a post-COVID-19 world.
May 04, 2020
Dr. Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, explains the oil crash
How are negative oil prices possible? Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus, explains the oil crash in The Conversation.
Apr 22, 2020
Bradley Ruffle, economics professor, shares his thoughts on post-COVID-19 consumption
McMaster Economics Professor Bradley Ruffle, Ph.D. talks post-COVID-19 consumer consumption in the Hamilton Spectator.
Apr 14, 2020
Planning your Economics Degree
Undergraduate Economics Chair Dr. Bridget O'Shaughnessy discusses planning your Economics degree
Apr 10, 2020
We're here to answer your questions!
Office staff are available remotely to answer your questions.
Mar 17, 2020
A message from Dean Hurley to the Faculty of Social Sciences
"You have shown immense diligence in your response to COVID-19 thus far. Thank you for working hard to create the supports needed for the next few weeks. I ask for your continued patience as we strive to adapt to this continuously evolving situation."
Mar 15, 2020
Watch Atif Kubursi, emeritus professor of Economics, on TVO's The Agenda this week
Emeritus professor of economics Atif Kubursi appeared on TVO's The Agenda this week.
Mar 03, 2020
Harry Pei (Northwestern University) Repeated Communication with Private Lying Cost
Fri, March 6, 3:00pm – 4:30pm, KTH 334
Mar 02, 2020
Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) Work, health, and mortality in a resource boom: the case of WLEMMAs
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2020. KTH 334 12:30 - 1:30
Feb 28, 2020
Keisuke Hirano (Pennsylvania State University) Analyzing Cross-Validation for Forecasting with Structural Instability
Friday, January 30, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m, KTH 334
Jan 27, 2020
Post-Secondary Graduates – How Much Do They Make?
The Education Policy Research Initiative (EPRI) has released a major new report on the early earnings of recent post-secondary education graduates
Jan 20, 2020
Marcin Peski (University of Toronto) Bargaining Under Incomplete Information
Wednesday, January 22, 12:30-1:30 pm, KTH 334
Jan 20, 2020
Moyosoreoluwa Sogaolu, PhD student, gets her research published
Moyosoreoluwa is the co-author of a report that has been published by C.D. Howe Institute
Jan 13, 2020
McMaster University Holiday Closure - Important Notice for Graduate Applicants
Please note that Mosaic technical assistance will be unavailable from December 24th, 2019 to January 3rd, 2020
Dec 19, 2019
Johannes Hoelzemann (University of Toronto) Bandits in the Lab
Friday, November 29, 3:00 - 4.30 pm, KTH 334
Nov 25, 2019
Etienne Lehmann (CRED, Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II) Comprehensive or Separate Income Tax? A Sufficient Statistics Approach
Thursday, November 28, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, KTH 334
Nov 25, 2019
Manuel Hoffmann (Texas A&M University) Private Health Insurance under Universal Health Care
Wednesday, November 27, 12:30 - 1.30 pm, KTH 334
Nov 25, 2019
Rumen Kostadinov, Assistant Professor, gets his first paper published
Rumen's paper, "Learning In Relational Contracts" has been accepted for publication by the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Nov 20, 2019
Economics Professor takes home President's Award
Arthur Sweetman, a professor in our Economics Department, has been awarded with the President's Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Nov 18, 2019