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Undergraduate Programs

Tutors

The following graduate students are willing to offer their skills and knowledge to undergraduate students in need of academic assistance. Please note the qualifications of tutors are based on the honor system, and are not regulated by the Department of Economics.

Anuscenko, Inga

MA student since 2010
Contact: inga.anuscenko@utoronto.ca
Languages: English, Russian
Rate: negotiable
Qualifications: TA for ECO220 for 2 years
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO100; ECO220

Beattie, Robert Graham

PhD student since 2010
Contact: graham.beattie@utoronto.ca, cell phone 416-278-4478
Rate: $40/1 hr, $70/2 hrs
Qualifications: BA (Hon.) Economics, MA economics, PhD in progress. 2 years TA experience (ECO 100, labour, development, intermediate micro)
Subjects interested in tutoring: Intermediate or advanced micro; Introductory courses (not ECO 100)

Chan, Jeffrey Mark

PhD student since 2010
Contact: jeffm.chan@utoronto.ca
Languages: English (native Canadian)
Rate: Negotiable
Qualifications: Hon. BA economics, Math minor; MA in economics; TA for 2nd year micro for 3 years; Tutorial instructor for quantitative methods and micro
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO100; ECO200/204/206; ECO220/227; Math, especially math 33/35/37; International trade

Chen, Chaoran

PhD student since 2011
Contact: chaoran.chen@utoronto.ca
Languages: Mandarin, English
Rate: Negotiable
Qualifications: Ph.D. Econ. in progress (Toronto), M.A. Econ. (Toronto, 2011), Bach.Econ. (Fudan, 2010).; TA for ECO220, ECO362, ECO100.
Subjects interested in tutoring: Macroeconomics; Mathematics

Chippin, Daniel Gerard

MA student since 2011
Contact: daniel.chippin@mail.utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-460-2253
Rate: $35, negotiable
Qualifications: BSc(Math), McGill; Currently pursuing MA(Econ)
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Industrial Organization; Math; Game Theory; Family Economics

Demsyn-Jones, Richard

MA student since 2011
Contact: richard.demsyn.jones@utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-460-6754
Languages: English
Rate: $40 per hour
Qualifications: BA Economics (Waterloo); TA for ECO200; Relevant internships
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Econometrics; Public Economics; Monetary Economics

Desgagnes, Helene

PhD student since 2010
Contact: helene.desgagnes@utoronto.ca
Languages: English, French
Rate: TBD
Subjects interested in tutoring: Intermediate/Advanced Macro, Money&Banking, Intermediate Micro

Dick, William David

MA student since 2011
Contact: will.dick@mail.utoronto.ca, cell phone 416-948-7263
Rate: $40/hr
Subjects interested in tutoring: Finance & Econometrics

Furzer, Jill Elaine

MA student since 2011
Contact: jill.furzer@mail.utoronto.ca, cell phone 780-238-2861
Languages: English
Rate: $40/hr
Qualifications: BA Honours Economics, University of Alberta; Tutor Intro Microeconomics 2009-2011; Tutor Intro Macroeconomics 2009-2011; TA Quantitative Methods; TA Intermediate Microeconomics
Subjects interested in tutoring: Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics

Gaw, Timothy

MA student since 2011
Contact: tim.gaw@mail.utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-973-8429
Languages: English
Rate: Negotiable
Qualifications: MA Economics, University of Toronto; Urban Economics TA, University of Toronto; B.Sc. Economics Honours, University of Victoria; Tutor, University of Victoria; MA Economics, University of Toronto; ECO333 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto; B.Sc. Economics Honours, University of Victoria; Tutor, University of Victoria
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO100, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Corporate Finance, Public Economics; ECO100, Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics

Lamontagne, Jessie

PhD student since 2010
Contact: jessie.lamontagne@utoronto.ca
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Rate: tbd
Subjects interested in tutoring: microeconomics; labour economics; public economics; ECO100/105

Leng, Bing

MA student since 2011
Contact: alice.leng@utoronto.ca
Rate: 40
Qualifications: BA in math and Eco at u of t with high distinction
Subjects interested in tutoring: Second year micro, macro, advanced macro

Li, Li

PhD student since 2007
Contact: lli.li@utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-965-1886
Qualifications: TA for five years
Subjects interested in tutoring: Macro and Micro; Macro and Monetary

Liu, Mengxiao

PhD student since 2009
Contact: mengxiao.liu@utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-997-0219
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomic Theory; Statistics; Game Theory; Trade

Liu, Yiwei

MFE student since 2011
Contact: yiwei.liu@mail.utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-706-7183
Qualifications: TA for ECO 100
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO 100

Lum, Brian

MA student since 2011
Contact: b.lum@mail.utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-385-9717
Rate: 30
Qualifications: B. Ed.; Current TA
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Macroeconomics

MacDonald, Cameron Andrew

MA student since 2011
Contact: ca.macdonald@mail.utoronto.ca
Rate: $30/hour
Qualifications: TA in International Trade; TA in Introductory Micro; MA in Economics
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Microeconomics; International Trade; Development; Quantitative Methods/Econometrics

Messacar, Derek Robert James

PhD student since 2009
Contact: derek.messacar@utoronto.ca, home phone 647-344-7328
Languages: English, French
Rate: 25-35, negotiable
Qualifications: MA Economics, University of British Columbia; PhD Economics, University of Toronto (ongoing); Course Instructor; Teaching Assistant; Tutor
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomic or Macroeconomic Theory (any level, undergraduate); Mathematical Methods; Industrial Organization; Labour Economics; Environmental Economics; Public Economics; Economics of Organizations

Miao, Xin

MA student since 2011
Contact: cedric.miao@mail.utoronto.ca, home phone 647-232-6128
Rate: negotiable
Qualifications: TA for Econ 220, BSc (Math, Econ); MA Econ
Subjects interested in tutoring: Econometrics, Econ 220, Stats, Calculus

Mossavarrahmani, Nicki

MA student since 2011
Contact: nicki.mossavarrahmani@utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-865-0631
Languages: English, Farsi, Swedish
Rate: $30 per hour
Qualifications: TA for Financial Economics; TA for Graduate International Economics; 2 years of tutoring experience in economics
Subjects interested in tutoring: Macroeconomics; International Trade; ECO220Y: Statistics

Muir, William Adam

MA student since 2011
Contact: will.muir@utoronto.ca, cell phone 416-705-9057, home phone 416-705-9057
Languages: English
Rate: Negotiable
Qualifications: Hon. B.Sc. Economics (Dalhousie), JD/MA Economics (Toronto)
Subjects interested in tutoring: Term paper editing (all classes), Microeconomics, Macroeconomics; International Economics

Penano, Palermo S.

PhD student since 2012
Contact: palermo.penano@utoronto.ca, home phone 416-543-5371
Qualifications: MA economics (graduate student), BA in Math and Economics, Tutored extensively in Math and Economics during undergrad
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; First-year macroeconomics

Pinnell, Matthew

MA student since 2011
Contact: matt.pinnell@mail.utoronto.ca
Rate: $40 per hour
Qualifications: B.Sc. Major - Econ/Math, Minor - Commerce (Dalhousie)
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics

Pivovarova, Margarita

PhD student since 2007
Contact: rita.pivovarova@utoronto.ca
Rate: Varies
Qualifications: TA for six years, Course instructor ECO220
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO100, microeconomics, econometrics

Raptis, Crisovalante

MA student since 2010
Contact: valentina.raptis@utoronto.ca, cell phone 416-903-9369
Languages: English, Greek
Rate: Negotiable
Qualifications: BA (Hon.) Economics & Business, York University; 2 Years TA Experience (ECO100)
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO100

Stephenson, Jeremie

MA student since 2011
Contact: jeremie.stephenson@mail.utoronto.ca
Rate: TBD
Qualifications: Current TA for ECO227; Undergraduate in Economics and Statistics
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Statistics; Econometrics

Takahashi, Hidenori

PhD student since 2009
Contact: hidenori.takahashi@utoronto.ca
Languages: English and Japanese
Rate: varies
Qualifications: Ph.D. student since 2009; TA for 4 years
Subjects interested in tutoring: Econometrics (ECO2408, ECO227); Game Theory; Mathematical Economics

Tewfik, Christine

PhD student since 2010
Contact: christine.tewfik@utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-863-3142
Languages: English
Rate: varies
Qualifications: BA Economics with a minor in math, MA economics, 5 years of TA experience; including intro economics, international monetary economics, probability theory, quantitative methods, calculus and differential equations; BA Economics with a minor in math, MA economics, 6 years of TA experience
Subjects interested in tutoring: intro economics, intermediate/advanced macro, math/statistics, international

Thakur, Radhika

MFE student since 2010
Contact: radhika.thakur@utoronto.ca
Languages: English, Hindi
Rate: Negotiable
Qualifications: BMath University of Waterloo, MFE University of Toronto
Subjects interested in tutoring: Finance/Commerce, Economics, Mathematics

Wu, William Shuang

MA student since 2011
Contact: ws.wu@utoronto.ca, cell phone 647-229-5944
Languages: English, Mandarin
Rate: $30 per hour
Qualifications: BA (Hon. Economics), UBC; Research Assistant at Bank of Canada; 2 years tutoring experience
Subjects interested in tutoring: introductory and intermediate level microeconomics and macroeconomics

Wu, Yiyang

PhD student since 2012
Contact: yiyang.wu@utoronto.ca
Languages: English, Chinese
Rate: $20 per hour
Qualifications: TA for Calculus and Algebra for the last 3 years; TA for Economics for the last 1 year
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Finance; Calculus; Algebra; Probability Theory; Statistics; Game Theory

Yang, Qiao

PhD student since 2011
Contact: bill.yang@utoronto.ca
Languages: English
Rate: 35
Qualifications: MA.Economics; PHD since 2011
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO100,ECO204,ECO206,ECO210,ECO220,ECO227; Introductory Economics, Micro, Quantitative; ECO100 Expert; Second Year Micro Expert!

Yuan, Zhe

PhD student since 2010
Contact: z.yuan@mail.utoronto.ca
Languages: Mandarin (native)
Rate: negotiable
Qualifications: Double major in Economics and Math in undergraduate. M.A. and Ph.D in Economics.; Macroeconomics, Econometrics, ECO100, ECO310, ECO385, ECO206
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics related

Zhang, Yao

MA student since 2011
Contact: ya.zhang@utoronto.ca
Languages: English
Rate: $40 per hour
Qualifications: BA Math & Economics, McMaster University
Subjects interested in tutoring: Microeconomics; Statistics and Probability; Eco210

Zhao, Xin

PhD student since 2010
Contact: skyxin.zhao@utoronto.ca, cell phone 416-505-4310
Qualifications: MA Econ, UBC; TA for Quantative Methods for Econ for 1.5years
Subjects interested in tutoring: ECO210H1F/Mathematical Methods for Economic Theory; ECO220Y1Y /Quantitative Methods; ECO316H1F/Applied Game Theory; ECO200Y1Y/Microeconomic Theory; ECO326H1F/Advanced Economic Theory - Micro