News & Events
Makoto Nakajima (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) "Credit, Bankruptcy, and Aggregate Fluctuations"
Fri, December 4, 2020, 3:00pm - 4:30pm via ZOOM
Dec 02, 2020
Andrew Goodman-Bacon (Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank) "(Cash) Welfare Under (American) Federalism"
Wed, December 2, 2020, 12:30pm – 1:30pm via ZOOM
Nov 30, 2020
McMaster Economics Society Grad Info Night
Thu, December 3, 2020, 5:00pm - 6:00pm via ZOOM
Nov 20, 2020
Ami Ko (Georgetown University) "Marital Transitions, Housing, and Savings in Old Age"
Fri, November 20, 2020, 3:00pm – 4:30pm via Zoom
Nov 18, 2020
Thomas Winberry (University of Chicago) “The Investment Network, Sectoral Comovement, and the Changing U.S. Business Cycle” (joint with Christian vom Lehn)
Wed, November 18, 2020, 12:30pm – 1:30pm via Zoom
Nov 16, 2020
Economic Graduate Applications Open November 15
Economic Graduate Applications portal opens November 15th
Nov 04, 2020
Immo Schott (Université de Montréal) "Debt Maturity Matters for Monetary Policy"
Friday, November 13, 2020, 3:00pm - 4:30pm via Zoom
Nov 04, 2020
Antonella Mancino (Wilfrid Laurier University) "Frictional Adjustment to Income Tax Incentives: An Application to the Earned Income Tax Credit" (joint with Joseph Mullins)
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, 3:00pm-4:30pm, via Zoom
Oct 21, 2020
Kurt See (Bank of Canada) "Medicare for All": The Macroeconomic and Welfare Consequences of Public Health Insurance Reform
Wed, October 21, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, via ZOOM
Oct 19, 2020
Careers in Economics Panel
Join us on Zoom for an Economics Career panel discussion on Thursday, October 22 from 5pm - 6pm
Oct 19, 2020
The Department of Social Sciences Presents: 2020 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor
Rachel Griffith (Research Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies. Department of Economics, University of Manchester) on "Inequalities and Wage Progression in Low-skilled Jobs"
Sep 16, 2020
2020 SSHRC Insight Development Grants announced
This year, the Faculty of Social Sciences had a 67 per cent success rate in the SSHRC Insight Development Grants for early-stage research projects. This rate far exceeds the national success rate and speaks to the high quality of innovative research happening in the Faculty.
Aug 25, 2020
Updated Economics Reserved Seating Release Dates
Reserved seats in Economics courses will be released on July 31st and August 15th for Fall courses, and September 11th and December 1st for Winter courses.
Jul 23, 2020
Congratulations Economics I First Year Award Winners!
This years' winners for the Economics I First Year award are Sarthak Behal and Hung Phan for the Microeconomics award, and Sarthak Behal and Roman Gorev for the Macroeconomics award.
Jun 23, 2020
A Video Message to our Graduates: Congratulations!
On behalf of all the faculty and staff in the McMaster Department of Economics, congratulations on your achievement.
Jun 12, 2020
Recipients of the Faculty of Social Sciences COVID-19 Catalyst Grant announced
Congratulations to the six recipients of the COVID-19 Catalyst Grant.
Jun 07, 2020
New publication in American Economic Review: Insights co-authored by Adam Lavecchia, assistant professor of Economics
The paper by Adam M. Lavecchia, Philip Oreopoulos, and Robert S. Brown titled; Long-Run Effects from Comprehensive Student Support: Evidence from Pathways to Education, will appear in the June issue of American Economic Review: Insights.
May 29, 2020
Arthur Sweetman awarded 2020 Faculty of Social Sciences Impact Award
Arthur Sweetman, Professor of Economics, has been awarded this year's Faculty of Social Sciences Impact Award
May 29, 2020
Adam Lavecchia awarded this year's Faculty of Social Sciences Early Career Researcher Award
Dr. Adam Lavecchia has been awarded the 2020 Faculty of Social Sciences Early Career Researcher Award
May 29, 2020
2020 Early Career Researcher Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 Early Career Researcher Award Vanessa Watts (Department of Sociology) and Adam Lavecchia (Department of Economics).
May 27, 2020