Graduate Employment
Toronto Experimental Economics Laboratory
Register to participate
Info Board
Notices for students
News
HOW TO TAX THE WEALTHY WITHOUT A 'WEALTH TAX'

In Maclean's, Michael Smart writes that taxing capital gains is the way to boost fairness, productivity and government revenue
ECONOMICS IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE

Contributions from our experts. Updated January 8, 2021 (with Michael Smart). Read more
THE 2020 MORLEY GUNDERSON LECTURE IN LABOUR ECONOMICS & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Couldn't make it to Michael Baker's Morley Gunderson Lecture in Labour Economics & Industrial Relations? It is now available to watch online, with an introduction from department chair Ettore Damiano
Welcome
The Department of Economics at the University of Toronto ranks among the top economics
departments internationally. The teaching and research of its 82 faculty
members span a wide range of fields and cover theory, applied data analysis, and econometric
methodology. Around 15 PhD students, 70 MA students, and 25 MFE students enter our programs
each year, and the department has over 1,800 undergraduates, with an additional 800
undergraduates at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus.
Collaborative programs with the Rotman School of
Management and the Faculty of Law allow students to undertake interdisciplinary studies at the graduate and undergraduate level. Faculty of Law allow students to undertake interdisciplinary studies at the graduate and undergraduate level. Read more
Upcoming Seminars |
Seminars page |
Today |
Masao Fukui (MIT), "A Theory of Wage Rigidity and Unemployment Fluctuations with On-the-Job Search". 11:10–12:30, Online. Organized by Burhanettin Kuruscu |
Friday |
Sebastian Ottinger (UCLA), "Immigrants, Industries and Path Dependence". 12:10–13:30, Online. Organized by Gueorgui Kambourov and Serdar Ozkan |
Recent Working Papers |
Working Papers page
![]() |
|
COVID Policy Papers | COVID Website |
COVID-19 DEPARTMENT UPDATES
- Technology Requirements for Remote/Online Learning
- Economics Recheck or Reread Request Form
- Virtual Study Centre
- Virtual office hours: if you need to talk with a department advisor, they are available via email and phone every day. They can also set up video chats with you if you prefer. → Contact details for undergraduate and graduate advisors
- U of T FAQs - COVID-19 and the U of T community
- A&S Student FAQs - exams, enrolment, CR/NCR, summer courses, and more
- SGS COVID-19 Updates - graduate admissions, current students, exams, and more
- Office of the Vice-Provost, Students - COVID-19 information for U of T students