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BEST RESEARCH PAPER PRIZE

Economics Specialist Minnie Cui wins CEA-Bank of Canada poster session award Read more

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HOW DO WE KNOW IF ED TECH EVEN WORKS?

Philip Oreopoulos's co-authored op-ed in Education Week argues that there is an obligation to test educational technology before widespread adoption

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AND THE PRESIDENT'S TEACHING AWARD GOES TO...

The highest honour for teaching at U of T goes to our own Jennifer Murdock, recognizing her contribution to teaching innovation and excellence Read more

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GLOBE & MAIL COVERS DANIEL TREFLER'S WORK

Professors Trefler and Avi Goldfarb emphasize the importance of studying the impact of AI on international trade in the Business School Research section's piece, "China poised to take lead in artificial intelligence race"

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MA STUDENT AUTHORS OPINION PIECE IN THE STAR

Heather Lynn Bone on "Pitfalls for Ford's minimum wage tax-break plan": Providing tax relief to low-wage workers is long overdue, but it's no excuse for bad policy Read more

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ECONOMICS IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE

Contributions from our experts. Updated May 25, 2018 (with Philip Oreopoulos). Read more

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ISMAEL MOURIFIÉ PROFILED IN THE TORONTO STAR

"The man who's fighting girls' 'mathematophobia'" Read more

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The Department of Economics at the University of Toronto ranks among the top economics departments internationally. The teaching and research of its 75 faculty members span a wide range of fields and cover theory, applied data analysis, and econometric methodology. Around 15 PhD students, 60 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 levels. Read more