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Graduate Programs

PhD field courses for 2022–2023

Students should check with the field coordinator to determine if any additional courses may be helpful in preparing for the comprehensive exam in a given field.

 
Field Courses for major Courses for minor
 
Behavioural economics Coordinator:
    Yoram Halevy
ECO3250H1: Behavioural Economics (PhD)
ECO3200H1: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
ECO3250H1: Behavioural Economics (PhD)
ECO3200H1: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
 
Econometrics Coordinator:
    Ismael Mourifié
ECO3400H1: Topics in Econometrics
ECO3401H1: Advanced Econometrics
and recommended
STA2111H1: Graduate Probability I
ECO3450H1: Advanced Methods for Empirical Microeconomics
ECO3400H1: Topics in Econometrics
and one of
ECO3401H1: Advanced Econometrics
ECO2460H1: Economic Applications of Machine Learning
ECO462/2411H1: Financial Econometrics
ECO3450H1: Advanced Methods for Empirical Microeconomics
 
Economic development Coordinator:
    Arthur Blouin
ECO2701H1: Development Economics I
ECO2120H1: Topics in Growth and Development
and recommended
ECO3450H1: Advanced Methods for Empirical Microeconomics
ECO2701H1: Development Economics I
and one of
ECO2120H1: Topics in Growth and Development
ECO3450H1: Advanced Methods for Empirical Microeconomics
 
Environmental economics None specified None specified
 
Financial economics Coordinator:
    Jordi Mondria
RSM3030H1: Finance Theory I
RSM3034H1: Empirical Asset Pricing
and one of
RSM3031H1: Finance Theory II
RSM3032H1: Corporate Finance I
RSM3033H1: Corporate Finance II
ECO462/2411H1: Financial Econometrics
RSM3030H1: Finance Theory I
and one of
RSM3031H1: Finance Theory II
RSM3032H1: Corporate Finance I
RSM3033H1: Corporate Finance II
RSM3034H1: Empirical Asset Pricing
ECO462/2411H1: Financial Econometrics
ECO1502H1: Empirical Financial Economics
 
Industrial organization Coordinator:
    Victor Aguirregabiria
ECO3900H1: Industrial Organization I
ECO3901H1: Industrial Organization II
and recommended
ECO1900H1: Industrial Organization and Competition Policy
Two of
ECO3900H1: Industrial Organization I
ECO3901H1: Industrial Organization II
ECO1900H1: Industrial Organization and Competition Policy
 
International economics Not offered ECO3300H1: International Trade Theory
 
Labour economics Coordinator:
    David Price
ECO3800H1: Labour Economics I
ECO3801H1: Labour Economics II
ECO3450H1: Advanced Methods for Empirical Microeconomics
Two of
ECO3800H1: Labour Economics I
ECO3801H1: Labour Economics II
ECO3450H1: Advanced Methods for Empirical Microeconomics
 
Macroeconomics Coordinator:
    Diego Restuccia
ECO3100H1: Frontiers in Macroeconomics
ECO3101H1: Topics in Macroeconomic Theory (PhD)
ECO2120H1: Topics in Growth and Development
Two of
ECO3100H1: Frontiers in Macroeconomics
ECO3101H1: Topics in Macroeconomic Theory (PhD)
ECO2120H1: Topics in Growth and Development
 
Microeconomic theory Coordinator:
    Rahul Deb
ECO3200H1: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
ECO3250H1: Behavioural Economics (PhD)
RSM3011H1: Advanced Topics in the Theory of Industrial Organization
ECO3200H1: Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
ECO3250H1: Behavioural Economics (PhD)
 
Public economics Coordinator:
    Michael Smart
ECO2600H1: Public Economics I
ECO2601H1: Public Economics II
ECO2600H1: Public Economics I
ECO2601H1: Public Economics II