Program Overview

Queen's University Economics Department

The Queen's University Economics Department offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Programs

• Major in Applied Economics (APEC)
• Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPEC)
• Minors & Medials
• Economics Degree Pathways

Graduate Programs

MA Program

• Overview
• Prospective Students
• Current Students
• Awards & Prizes
  • Scarthingmoor MA Essay Prize

PhD Program

• Overview
• Prospective Students
• Current Students
• Awards & Prizes
  • Curtis Prize
  • David C. Smith Prize
  • Martin F. J. Prachowny Prize
  • R.E. Olley Graduate Award
  • Richard S. Malone Prize
  • Scarthingmoor PhD Thesis Prize
  • The E. Gay Mitchell Prize
  • The Neil Morrison Prize
  • The Tripp-Smith Family Prize
  • The Mac Urquhart PhD Prize

Courses

The department offers a variety of courses, including:

• ECON 110 - Principles of Economics
• ECON 111 - Introductory Microeconomics
• ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics
• ECON 212 - Microeconomic Theory I
• ECON 222 - Macroeconomic Theory I
• ECON 223 - Macroeconomic Policy
• ECON 225 - The Economics of the European Union
• ECON 231 - Emergence of the Modern Industrial Economy
• ECON 232 - The Diffusion of Modern Economic Growth
• ECON 239 - Economic Development
• ECON 240 - Canadian Tax Policy
• ECON 241 - Economic Aspects of Selected Social Issues
• ECON 243 - The Economics of Health Care
• ECON 244 - Economics of Indigenous Communities
• ECON 250 - Introductory Statistics
• ECON 251 - Econometrics I
• ECON 254 - Introduction to Financial Economics
• ECON 255 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
• ECON 256 - Math for Economics and Business
• ECON 261 - Canadian Labour Relations
• ECON 262 - Labour Markets and Gender Differences
• ECON 280 - Population and Economic Change
• ECON 290 - Environmental Economics and Assessment
• ECON 310 - Microeconomic Theory II
• ECON 320 - Macroeconomic Theory II
• ECON 322 - Financial Markets and Risk Management
• ECON 325 - International Trade Policy
• ECON 331 - Economic History of North America to 1865
• ECON 332 - Economic History of North America since 1865
• ECON 348 - Law and Economics
• ECON 351 - Introductory Econometrics
• ECON 354 - Computational Methods in Economics and Finance
• ECON 360 - Labour Economics
• ECON 361 - Income Distribution and Problems of Inequality
• ECON 370 - Urban and Regional Economics
• ECON 371 - Economics of Regulation
• ECON 390 - Natural Resource Economics
• ECON 391 - Topics in Environmental Economics
• ECON 411 - Topics in Microeconomics
• ECON 421 - Topics in Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 422 - Monetary Economics
• ECON 423 - Topics in Financial Economics
• ECON 425 - International Trade Theory and Policy
• ECON 426 - International Macroeconomics
• ECON 430 - Issues in Economic History
• ECON 435 - Development Economics
• ECON 437 - Cost-Benefit Analysis
• ECON 440 - Public Economics
• ECON 442 - Topics in Public Economics
• ECON 443 - Issues in Microeconomic Policy
• ECON 445 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy
• ECON 450 - Advanced Econometrics
• ECON 452 - Applied Econometrics
• ECON 455 - Mathematical Economics
• ECON 480 - Seminar in Microeconomics
• ECON 481 - Seminar in Microeconomics
• ECON 482 - Seminar in Microeconomics
• ECON 483 - Seminar in Microeconomics
• ECON 484 - Seminar in Microeconomics
• ECON 485 - Seminar in Microeconomics
• ECON 490 - Seminar in Macroeconomics
• ECON 491 - Seminar in Macroeconomics
• ECON 492 - Seminar in Macroeconomics
• ECON 493 - Seminar in Macroeconomics
• ECON 494 - Seminar in Macroeconomics
• ECON 590 - Thesis
• ECON 810 - Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 811 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
• ECON 813 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory II
• ECON 815 - Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 816 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory I
• ECON 817 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory II
• ECON 820 - Money in the Macroeconomy
• ECON 821 - Money and Financial Markets
• ECON 825 - International Trade
• ECON 826 - International Finance
• ECON 830 - Economic Development in North America
• ECON 831 - Issues in North American Economic History
• ECON 835 - Development Economics
• ECON 837 - Cost-Benefit Analysis
• ECON 840 - Public Economics I
• ECON 841 - Public Economics II
• ECON 845 - Industrial Organization I
• ECON 846 - Industrial Organization II
• ECON 848 - Economic Analysis Of Law
• ECON 850 - Econometrics I
• ECON 851 - Econometrics II
• ECON 852 - Quantitative Methods
• ECON 853 - Applied Econometrics
• ECON 855 - Mathematical Economics
• ECON 856 - Static Optimization and General Equilibrium Theory
• ECON 857 - Dynamic Economic Theory
• ECON 858 - Experiments and Game Theory
• ECON 860 - Empirical Micro-Economics I
• ECON 861 - Empirical Micro-Economics II
• ECON 870 - Finance Theory
• ECON 871 - Financial Systems: Theory and Applications
• ECON 872 - Topics in Quantitative Finance
• ECON 873 - Financial Derivatives
• ECON 880 - History of Economic Thought
• ECON 881 - Economic Policy Formation
• ECON 882 - Research Problems and Methodology
• ECON 890 - Natural Resource Economics
• ECON 891 - Environmental Economics
• ECON 910 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
• ECON 911 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
• ECON 912 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
• ECON 913 - Advanced Topics in Microeconomics
• ECON 915 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
• ECON 916 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
• ECON 917 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
• ECON 918 - Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics
• ECON 950 - Advanced Topics in Empirical Methods
• ECON 951 - Advanced Topics in Empirical Methods
• ECON 952 - Advanced Topics in Empirical Methods
• ECON 953 - Advanced Topics in Empirical Methods
• ECON 954 - Advanced Topics in Empirical Methods
• ECON 955 - Advanced Topics in Empirical Methods
• ECON 999 - Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
• Graduate Methods Review Course for MAs
• Graduate Methods Review Course for PhDs
• Introduction to Computing for MAs
• Introduction to Computing for PhDs
• PPEC 200 - Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy and Economics
• PPEC 400 - Research Seminar in Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Research Areas

The department has research areas in:

• Econometrics and Quantitative Methods
• Economic History, Law and Economics
• Financial Economics
• Industrial Organization
• International Economics
• Labour, Health, Education and Welfare
• Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
• Microeconomics
• Public and Development Economics
• Urban, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Conferences

The department hosts various conferences, including:

• QED Frontiers of Macroeconomics Workshop
• Financial Intermediation and Regulation Conference
• Canadian Macroeconomic Study Group (CMSG) Meeting
• The Canadian Public Economics Group (CPEG) Annual Conference
• WECAN Conference

Public Lectures

The department offers public lectures, including:

• Chancellor David Dodge Lecturership in Public Finance
• Dirk Krueger - W.A. Edmund Clark Lecture
• W. Edmund Clark Distinguished Lecture Series on Public Policy
• W.A. Mackintosh Visiting Lecture in Economics

Prizes and Distinctions

The department awards various prizes, including:

• Douglas D. Purvis Memorial Prize
• The Dan Usher Prize for Excellence in Economic Research