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Economics

PhD dissertations

These recent PhD dissertations have been successfully defended in our department. Learn about our PhD program and meet our current graduate students.

2026

Reinsch, Emma. The Economics of U.S. Reproductive Policy: Evidence Across Five Decades. Examining Committee: Dr. Donn Feir, Dr. Justin Wiltshire, Dr. Laura Parisi (Department of Gender Studies), Dr. Caitlin Myers (Middlebury College) .

2024

Liu, Bo. Essays in High-Frequency Trading: Insights of trading speed, systematic risk and
market sentiment. Examining Committee: Dr. Ke Xu, Dr. Vasco Gabriel, Dr. Xuekui Zhang (Mathematics and Statistics), Dr. Xiaozhou Zhou (University of Quebec in Montreal).

2022

Duan, Jun. Optimization of the Renewable Power Grid: Calibration and Application. Examining Committee: Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten, Dr. Alan Mehlenbacher and Dr. Ralph Evins (Department of Civil Engineering), Dr. Feng Qiu (University of Alberta).

2021

Liu, Xuan. Essays in Agricultural Business Risk Management. Examining Committee: Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten, Dr. Merwan Engineer, Dr. Ke Xu and Dr. Lysa Porth (University of Guelph).

2020

Ozel, Sinan. Three Studies in Empirical Applications of Microeconomic Theory. Examining Committee: Dr. Elisabeth Gugl, Dr. Pascal Courty, Dr. Martin Farhnam, Dr. C. Worthington and Dr. Janice Compton (University of Manitoba).

Tseng, Po-Hsin. Essays on Capital Flows and Capital Controls. Examining Committee: Dr. Graham Voss, Dr. Paul Schure, Dr. Basma Majerbi and Dr. Eugene Beaulieu (University of Calgary).

2019

Saleh, Omar. Essays on Foreign Aid and Macro-Economic Performance of Sub-Saharan African Countries. Examining Committee: Dr. Alok Kumar, Dr. Merwan Engineer, Dr. Sorin Rizeanu and Dr. Marcelo Arbex (University of Windsor).

2016

Hoque, Ahmed. On Estimating Variances for Gini Coefficients with Complex Surveys: Theory and Application. Examining Committee: Dr. J. A. Clarke, Dr. L. Cowen (Department of Mathematics & Statistics), Dr. D. Giles, Dr. N. Roy and Dr. B. Krauth (Simon Fraser University).

Huang, Yunkai. Non-Global Regression Modelling. Supervisors: Dr. D. Giles, Dr. J. Clarke, Dr. F. Nathoo and Dr. A. Yatchew (University of Toronto).

2015

Abdelfattah, Noha. Essays on Children's Well-being in Developing Countries. Examining Committee: Dr. P. Courty, Dr. E. Gugl, Dr. Z. Wu and Dr. Fernanda Estevan (University of Ottawa).