Contact Information

Department of Economics

Faculty of Social Sciences
55 Laurier Avenue East
Desmarais Building
Room 10101
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
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Tel.: 613-562-5753
Fax: 613-562-5999

econ@uOttawa.ca
 

Office Hours

Monday to Friday

September to May:
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

June to August:
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Student's Corner

Deadline to Apply - February 1st

Based on availability in the programs, strong applications may be examined after the deadline and admission scholarships are available for all eligible candidates.

Mentoring Center DMS 2185

We can help you with your economic courses at the following times :

  • Monday from 9:30 to 5:00
  • Tuesday from 1:00 to 5:00
  • Wednesday from 9:30 to 2:00 and 2:30 to 4:30
  • Thursday from 3:00 to 5:00

Economic Tutors available at :

Peer Help Center
85 Univeristy UCU 211D
613-562-5249
peerhelp@sfuo.ca

Directed Research Opportunities for 4th year Students in Economics

We are now accepting applications for Directed Research Projects in Economics (SCS4150) for the Winter 2012 term.  If interested, please send a letter of application and a copy of your academic record to Professor Kathleen Day, Department of Economics (kmday@uottawa.ca) no later than January 11, 2012. 

Winter 2012

Proposals are posted in the language in which they were prepared.   If a title appears in both official languages in the list below, that is an indication that the work can be done in either language.

Supervisor Title
Dany Brouillette The Cost of Performing R&D in Canada and the United States / Coût de la recherche et développement au Canada et aux États-Unis
Brian Gaudreault Des modèles ARIMA de la productivité du travail des provinces canadiennes / ARIMA Models of Provincial Labour Productivity
Sophie Hébert Literacy and Essential Skills in the Workplace / Alphabétisation et compétence essentielles en milieu de travail
Taylor Shek-wai Hui Online Delivery of Government Programs
Hankook Kim Market Size and Geographical Market Distribution: Canada vs. U.S.
Boris Palameta An Overview of Social Finance and Other Performance Based Funding Models for the Delivery of Government Programs
Brian Wallace First Nations Demographics Research - Education

Fall 2011

 
Supervisor Title
Michael Burt The Pricing Power of Sectors: Assessment and Implications
Marc Frenette An Overview of Financial and Social Supports for Students with Dependants in Canada
Marc Frenette Financing Post-Secondary Education
Carl Gaudreault Projected Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Population Aging: A Review of International Evidence
Taylor Shek-wai Hui Cost-Benefit Analyses for the Access to Post-secondary Education Project
Andrew Sharpe The Development of Estimates on Unpaid Work for OECD Countries for the index of Economic Well-being
Vlad Ivanenko Is Canadian dollar a "petro-currency?
Martha Justus Benefits of Immigration
Brian Wallace First Nation School Infrastructure
Joanna Wardzinski and Eitan Waldman Natural Resource Investment Trends and their Effect on Sectoral Growth
Li Xue Use of Behavioural Economics in Agri-environmental Policy Research
Li Xue Data Needs for Social Analysis on Agri-environmental Issues
   

2010-11

Supervisor Title
Michael Burt The Role of Government in Canada's Aerospace Sector
Amélie Clément Péréquation - Indicateurs de coûts pour les systèmes policiers, judiciaires et carcéraux provinciaux
Richard Gabay Literature Review of Household Projection Methods
Martha Justus Annual Review of Landings Data of Temporary Residents in Canada
Edgard Rodriguez Labour and Canadian Development Policy: A cross-section study of Canada's role to improve labour outcomes in the developing world
Carole Vincent The Role of Labour Market Information in Canada
Brian Wallace First Nation Community Ranking Framework
Joanna Wardzinski Labour Force Characteristics in the Natural Resource Sectors
Supervisor Title
Sami Bibi Immigration, Employment Disadvantages and Inequality
Brian Wallace Small Municipal Financing Practices in Ontario
Martha Justus Labour Market Monitoring of Immigrants in Canada
Katrina Marsh Natural Resource Productivity Trends
Andrew Sharpe Productivity Performance of the Canadian Agricultural Sector
Piyanjali Tissaaratchy Trends in Federal Direct Expenditures in the Health Care System
Dominique Tremblay Health Care Expenditures and Income in Canadian Provinces: Unit Root and Cointegration Analysis Based on Panel Data.

Exchange program with the Université de Strasbourg

The University of Ottawa has signed an exchange agreement which gives Economics students at the University of Ottawa the opportunity to participate in an exchange program with the Université de Strasbourg. This program targets those registered in the Bachelor and Master programs. For more information, contact the International Office and consult the following links for the course offering at the Université de Strasbourg:

Bachelor: Course offering
Master: Course offering

Timetable (2011-12)

Fall 2011 (2011-9)
Winter 2012 (2012-1)

The timetables on our site are subject to change without notice.

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Last Updated: 1/18/2012