U of T : Economics : Faculty

Regular faculty

Aguirregabiria, Victor, Professor; Royal Bank Chair
Ph.D. CEMFI - Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 1995

Research fields: Industrial organization, Econometrics, Applied econometrics 416-978-4358

Aivazian, Varouj A., Professor
Ph.D. Ohio State, 1975

Research fields: Financial economics, Law and economics 905-828-5302

Alexopoulos, Michelle, Professor
Ph.D. Northwestern, 1999

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Applied econometrics 416-978-4962

Arieli, Itai, Associate Professor
Ph.D. The Hebrew University, 2011

Research fields: Microeconomic theory

Arteaga, Carolina, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. UCLA, 2019

Research fields: Labour economics 416-978-4620

Bailey, Lee, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
905-569-4908

Baker, Michael, Professor; Canada Research Chair; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D. Michigan, 1990

Research fields: Labour economics, Public economics, Applied econometrics 416-978-4138

Baysan, Ceren, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Berkeley, 2018

Research fields: Political economy 905-569-5742

Benjamin, Dwayne, Professor; Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management
Ph.D. Princeton, 1989

Research fields: Labour economics, Economics of higher education 416-978-6130

Blouin, Arthur, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Warwick, 2014

Research fields: Economic development, Economic history, Political economy 416-946-3404

Bobonis, Gustavo, Professor
Ph.D. Berkeley, 2005

Research fields: Economic development, Labour economics, Political economy, Economic history 416-946-5299

Boutros, Michael, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Duke, 2021

Research fields: Financial economics, Macroeconomics 905-828-3864

Brandt, Loren, Professor
Ph.D. Illinois, 1983

Research fields: Economic development, Economic history, Chinese economy 416-978-4442

Burda, Martin, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Pittsburgh, 2007

Research fields: Econometrics, Applied econometrics 416-978-4479

Carroll, Gabriel, Professor
PhD M.I.T., 2012

Research fields: Microeconomic theory 416-978-4181

Celik, Murat, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania, 2016

Research fields: Macroeconomics 416-946-7354

Chen, Yanyou, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Duke, 2020

Research fields: Industrial organization 416-978-0147

Choi, Jason, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Wisconsin-Madison, 2023

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Financial economics

Clark, Robert, Professor
Ph.D. Western, 2003

Research fields: Industrial organization 416-978-0605

Damiano, Ettore, Professor; Chair
Ph.D. Yale, 2000

Research fields: Microeconomic theory 416-978-4724

Denislamova, Olga, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego

Research fields: Macroeconomics 416-946-7974

Duarte, Margarida, Professor; Vice-Dean Undergraduate, University of Toronto at Mississaugua
Ph.D. University of Rochester, 2001

Research fields: Macroeconomics, International economics 905-569-4768

Dyrda, Sebastian, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Minnesota, 2015

Research fields: Macroeconomics 416-978-4189

Eli, Shari, Professor (on leave)
Ph.D Berkeley, 2011

Research fields: Economic history, Health economics 416-946-8825

Farhoodi, Abdollah, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Research fields: Industrial organization, Urban economics 416-946-0245

Freitas, Kripa, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. Northwestern, 2008

Research fields: Economic development 416-978-2268

Gazzale, Robert, Professor, Teaching Stream; Principal, New College
Ph.D. Michigan, 2004

Research fields: Industrial organization, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics 416-978-2461

Golestani, Aria, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 2022

Research fields: Public economics, Labour economics, Economics of crime 647-965-5044

Gourieroux, Christian, Professor
Ph.D. Rouen, 1982

Research fields: Econometrics 416-978-5146

Gu, Jiaying, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2015

Research fields: Econometrics, Applied econometrics 416-978-6655

Guvenen, Fatih, Professor; Noranda Chair
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon, 2001

Research fields: Macroeconomics

Halevy, Yoram, Professor
Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1998

Research fields: Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Microeconomic theory 416-978-4417

Hamilton, Gillian C., Associate Professor; Vice-Dean, Academic Planning, Faculty of Arts and Science
Ph.D. Queen's, 1993

Research fields: Economic history, Labour economics 416-978-3070

Heblich, Stephan, Professor
Doctorate University of Passau, 2007

Research fields: Urban economics, Economic history, Environmental economics 416-946-8935

Hussain, Ajaz, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. Brown, 2002

Research fields: Financial economics, Industrial organization 416-978-8997

Igami, Mitsuru, Associate Professor
Ph.D. UCLA, 2012

Research fields: Industrial organization 905-828-3893

Kambourov, Gueorgui, Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Western Ontario, 2004

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Labour economics, Public economics 905-569-4895

Kang, Zi Yang, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Stanford, 2023

Research fields: Microeconomic theory, Industrial organization

Khazra, Nazanin, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign

Research fields: Urban economics, Household finance, Applied machine learning 416-946-8154

Koffi, Marlène, Assistant Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Montreal, 2020
416-946-5658

Kroft, Kory, Professor
Ph.D. Berkeley, 2007

Research fields: Labour economics, Public economics, Applied econometrics 416-978-4355

Kuruscu, Burhanettin, Professor
PhD Rochester, 2002

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Labour economics, Public economics 416-978-8343

Lu, Runjing, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, 2020

Research fields: Financial economics, Labour economics

Luo, Hong, Associate Professor; Academic Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship

Luo, Yao, Associate Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2013

Research fields: Industrial organization, Applied econometrics 416-946-5288

McGee, Dan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Princeton, 2023

Research fields: Behavioral Economics, Microeconomic theory, Political economy, Economic History

McMillan, Robert, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Stanford, 1999

Research fields: Public economics, Economics of education 416-978-4190

Melino, Angelo, Professor
Ph.D. Harvard, 1983

Research fields: Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Financial economics 416-978-6541

Mondria, Jordi, Professor; Director, MFE Program
Ph.D. Princeton, 2006

Research fields: Financial economics, International economics, Macroeconomics 416-978-1494

Morrow, Peter, Professor
Ph.D. Michigan, 2007

Research fields: International economics 416-978-4375

Murdock, Jennifer, Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. Yale, 2002

Research fields: Industrial organization, Environmental economics 416-946-0656

Oreopoulos, Philip, Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Berkeley, 2002

Research fields: Labour economics, Applied econometrics, Economics of education 905-828-3909

Paul, Tyler, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, 2024

Research fields: Macroeconomics 416-978-5079

Pęski, Marcin, Professor
Ph.D. Northwestern, 2005

Research fields: Microeconomic theory 416-978-1970

Price, David, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Stanford, 2017

Research fields: Labour economics, Public economics, Econometrics 416-978-5143

Ramoutar, Fern, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Chicago, 2025

Research fields: Urban economics, Industrial organization, Optimal transport 416-978-4658

Rempel, Mark, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Wisconsin-Madison, 2022

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Financial economics, Industrial organization 416-978-7134

Restuccia, Diego, Professor; Canada Research Chair
Ph.D. Minnesota, 1998

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Economic development 416-978-5114

Ritto, Joao, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania, 2024

Research fields: Macroeconomics

Roesler, Anne-Katrin, Associate Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Bonn, 2015

Research fields: Microeconomic theory 416-978-5283

Semken, Christoph, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2024

Research fields: Environmental economics, Behavioral Economics, Applied econometrics 416-978-8625

Sharapudinov, Shamil, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2025

Research fields: International economics, Macroeconomics, Spatial Economics

Shi, Xianwen, Professor
Ph.D. Yale, 2007

Research fields: Microeconomic theory, Industrial organization 416-978-5105

Smart, Michael, Professor
Ph.D. Stanford, 1995
Research fields: Public economics 416-978-5119

Souza-Rodrigues, Eduardo, Professor; Associate Chair, Faculty and Research, UTM
Ph.D. Yale, 2012

Research fields: Environmental economics, Industrial organization, Econometrics 416-978-4349

Steinberg, Joseph, Professor
Ph.D. Minnesota, 2013

Research fields: Macroeconomics, International economics 416-978-5396

Stepner, Michael, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. M.I.T, 2019

Research fields: Public economics, Health economics 416-978-8779

Stewart, Colin, Professor; Associate Chair, Graduate Studies
Ph.D. Yale, 2007

Research fields: Microeconomic theory, Behavioral Economics 416-946-3519

Sun, Jeffrey, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Princeton, 2024

Research fields: Environmental economics, Climate economics, Computational methods

Tabord-Meehan, Max, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Northwestern, 2019

Research fields: Econometrics

Trefler, Daniel, Professor
Ph.D. UCLA, 1989

Research fields: International economics, Economic development, Technology and productivity 416-946-7945

Tsoy, Anton, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. M.I.T, 2015

Research fields: Financial economics, Microeconomic theory 416-978-4965

Ugarte-Bravo, Karen, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. McMaster, 2022

Research fields: Health economics, Econometrics 416-978-6487

Van Effenterre, Clementine, Assistant Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Paris School of Economics, 2017

Research fields: Labour economics 416-946-3859

Vivalt, Eva, Assistant Professor (on leave)
Ph.D. Berkeley, 2011

Research fields: Labour economics, Development economics 416-946-0505

Wan, Yuanyuan, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2011

Research fields: Econometrics 416-978-4964

Wang, Tianyi, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Pittsburgh, 2020

Research fields: Political economy, Economic history, Health economics, Labor economics 416-978-5331

Ward, Courtney, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. Toronto, 2010
416-978-8626

Weisbrod, Aaron, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. Brown, 2021

Wolthoff, Ronald, Professor; Chair, UTM
Ph.D. VU University Amsterdam, 2008

Research fields: Macroeconomics, Labour economics 416-978-5588

Yatchew, Adonis, Professor; Editor-in-Chief, The Energy Journal
Ph.D. Harvard, 1980

Research fields: Econometrics, Applied econometrics, Energy economics, Regulatory economics 416-978-7128

Yu, Kathleen, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies, UTM
PhD Univerisity of California, Irvine, 2009

Research fields: Labour economics, Health economics 905-828-5378

Zammit, Nicholas, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D. Warwick, 2014

Zarate, Roman, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019

Research fields: Economic development, Labour economics 905-569-4383

Zezerova, Viktoriia, Assistant Professor

Research fields: International economics

Visiting faculty

Lagziel, David, Visitor (2025-10-01 to 2027-09-30)
Ph.D. Tel-Aviv, 2017

Lavecchia, Adam, Visiting Professor (2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30)
Ph.D. Toronto, 2017

Liu, Yan, Visiting Assistant Professor (2026-01-01 to 2026-08-31)

Spielmann, Christian, Visiting Professor (2025-08-21 to 2026-08-20)
Ph.D. University of London, Birkbeck College, 2012

Adjunct faculty

Cohen, Avi J., Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. Stanford, 1983

Olmstead, Derek E.H., Adjunct Professor

Status-only faculty

Button, Patrick, Associate Professor, Status Only
Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, 2015

Duggan, Mark, Professor, Status Only
Ph.D. Harvard, 1999

Hall, Jonathan, Associate Professor, Status Only
Ph.D. Chicago, 2012

Research fields: Urban economics, Public economics, Applied microeconomics

Jayaraman, Rajshri, Associate Professor, Status Only
Ph.D. Cornell, 2001

Research fields: Economic development, Labour economics, Applied econometrics, Organizational Economics

Li, Nicholas, Assistant Professor, Status Only
PhD Berkeley, 2011

Research fields: Economic development, International economics

Mourifié, Ismael, Professor, Status Only
Ph.D. Montreal, 2014

Research fields: Econometrics, Applied econometrics

Ozkan, Serdar, Associate Professor, Status Only
Ph.D. Pennsylvania, 2011

Status-only cross-appointed faculty

Bar-Isaac, Heski, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
416-978-3626

Dhuey, Elizabeth, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D UCSB, 2007
416-978-2721

Gans, Joshua S., Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. Stanford, 1994

Research fields: Applied econometrics, Industrial organization, Law and economics, Microeconomic Theory 416-978-3243

Gillezeau, Robert, Assistant Professor (status only cross-appointed)

Research fields: Economic history, Labour economics, Indigenous economics

Goldfarb, Avi, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
416-946-8604

Hoffman, Mitchell, Associate Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. Berkeley, 2012
416-978-1529

Hossain, Tanjim, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. Princeton, 2004

Research fields: Industrial organization, Microeconomic theory, Experimental economics 416-978-0823

Jin, Yizhou, Assistant Professor (status only cross-appointed)

Laporte, Audrey, Professor (status only cross-appointed)

McCann, Robert, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. Princeton, 1994

Research fields: Microeconomic theory, Optimal transport 416-978-4658

McCurdy, Tom, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. London School of Economics

Research fields: Financial economics, Financial Econometrics, Risk Management, Financial Decision Strategies 416-978-3425

Mitchell, Matthew, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
416-946-3149

Moorthy, Sridhar, Professor (status only cross-appointed)

Ostry, Jonathan D., Professor (status only cross-appointed); Professor of Economics, Global Affairs and Public Policy, Munk School
Ph.D. Chicago, 1988

Salardi, Paola, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. Sussex, 2013

Strange, William, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
Ph.D. Princeton, 1987

Research fields: Public economics, Microeconomic theory, Urban economics 416-978-1949

Yang, Liyan, Professor (status only cross-appointed)
416-978-3930

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