 Director: Decio Coviello |
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The PhD specialisation in Economics at HEC Montreal provides the rigorous training necessary in order to prepare students to perform cutting-edge research and analysis in universities, government agencies, or private sector firms. We are searching for talented students with strong quantitative backgrounds interested in a stimulating environment within a vibrant academic community. The Economics specialisation is offered in French and in English. Students in the programme can benefit from the collaboration between the Economics Departments at the University of Montreal, McGill, Concordia, and HEC Montreal which permits the joint offering of courses in several areas of specialization for PhD students who have completed their core courses (see http://en.sceco.umontreal.ca/en/programs/graduate-programs/phd-in-economics/joint-phd-courses/).
The programme is designed to provide students with an understanding of the research methods and the tools of modern economics, along with the ability to apply these tools to answer pressing questions in a variety of areas of specialization such as labour economics, health economics, political economy, open-economy macroeconomics, monetary policy, industrial organization, environmental economics, and econometrics.
In the first two semesters students are required to take eight courses including two courses in each of Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics, and at least one course in Econometrics. In the summer following their first year students must also pass comprehensive examinations in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics. Later students must submit themselves to an oral comprehensive examination in their chosen field of study. In the second year students take advanced courses selected from a wide range of options drawn from the sources listed above. Having completed their coursework, students then concentrate on their research, participate in research seminars, and write an original thesis.
Our graduates have gone on to teach in universities, and to work both for government agencies and in industry.
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Program structure |
First year |
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Microeconomics Macroéconomics 1 Elective |
Pedagogy Comprehensive exams |
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Areas of Concentration
Industrial Organization
Industrial Organization: Dynamic and Stochastic Environment (Fall 2014)
Prof. Marc Santugini and Mario Samano
HEC Montréal
Industrial Organization and Regulation - 5441 - ECON 637 - 001 (Fall 2014)
Prof. Robert D. Cairns
McGill University
Labour Economics
Dynamique du marché du travail (Dynamics of Labor Market) - ECO930B (Fall 2014) (taught in French)
Prof. Raquel Fonseca
UQAM
Health and Labor Economics (Winter 2015)
Prof. Benoit Dostie
HEC Montréal
Labor Economics - 11858 - ECON 641 - 001 (Winter 2015)
Prof. Fabian Lange
McGill University
Econometrics
Econometrics: Asymptotic & Finite Sample - 13826 - ECON 762 - 001 (Fall 2014)
Prof. Victoria Zinde-Walsh
McGill University
Econometrics: Time Series Analysis - 15462 - ECON 761 - 001 (Fall 2014)
Prof. Russell Davidson
McGill University
Financial Econometrics - 13086 - ECON 763 - 001 (Winter 2015)
Prof. Jean-Marie Dufour
McGill University
Éléments de théorie économétrique (Elements of Econometric Theory) - ECN7065A (Winter 2015) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Marine Carrasco
Université de Montréal
Sujets en macroéconométrie avancée (Avanced Topics in Macroeconometrics) - ECO930H (Winter 2015) (taught in French)
Prof. Alain Guay and Dalibor Stevanovic
UQAM
Macroeconomics
Empirical Methods in Monetary Economics and Finance (Winter 2015)
Prof. Federico Ravenna
HEC Montréal
Macroéconomie avancée (Advanced Macroeconomics) ECN7059B (Winter 2015)
Prof. Rui Castro
Université de Montréal
Macroéconomie A (Macroeconomics) - ECN7050A (Fall 2014) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Baris Kaymak
Université de Monntréal
Macroéconomie B (Macroeconomics) - ECN7055A (Winter 2015) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Rui Castro
Université de Montréal
Sujets en macroéconométrie avancée (Avanced Topics in Macroeconometrics) - ECO930H (Winter 2015) (taught in French)
Prof. Alain Guay and Dalibor Stevanovic
UQAM
Sujets en macroéconomie internationale (Topics in International Macroeconomics) - ECO930F (Winter 2015) (taught in French)
Prof. Alessandro Barattieri
UQAM
Microeconomics
Microéconomie avancée (Advanced Microeconomics) - ECN7049B (Fall 2014)
Prof. Deniz Dizdar
Université de Montréal
Theory of Information and Contracts: Advanced Microeconomics (Winter 2015)
Prof. Nicolas Sahuguet
HEC Montréal
Microéconomie A (Microeconomics) - ECN7040A (Fall 2014) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Lars Ehlers
Université de Montréal
Microéconomie B (Microeconomics) - ECN7045A (Winter 2015) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Nicolas Klein
Université de Montréal
Other courses
Sujet spéciaux (en macroéconomie empirique, finance et commerce) (Special topics - in empirical macroeconomics, finance and trade) - ECN7923A (Fall 2014)
Prof. Sebastian Stumpner
Université de Montréal
Advanced Monetary Theory - 9125 - ECON 721 - 001 (Winter 2015)
Prof. Francisco Ruge-Murcia
McGill University
Economic Development 4. - 2802 - ECON 734 - 001 (Winter 2015)
Prof. Sonia C. Laszlo
McGill University
Économie du vieillissement de la population (Economy of Aging Population) - ECO930E (Winter 2015) (taught in French)
Prof. Raquel Fonseca and Pierre-Carl Michaud
UQAM
International Economics - 3285 - ECON 724 - 001 (Winter 2015)
Prof. Ngo Van Long
McGill University
Méthodes d'analyse dynamique (Dynamic Analysis Methods) - ECO9015 (Fall 2014) (taught in French)
Prof. Alain Delacroix
UQAM
Méthodes quantitatives A (Quantitative Methods) - ECN7070A (Fall 2014) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Yves Sprumont
Université de Montréal
Méthodes quantitatives B (Quantitative Methods) - ECN7075A (Winter 2015) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Massimiliano Amarante
Université de Montréal
Probabilités pour économistes (Probabilities for Economists) - ECN7060A (Fall 2014) (taught in French) 1st year PhD
Prof. Ilze Kalnina
Université de Montréal
Sujets en économie des ressources naturelles et de l'environnement (Topics in Economics and Natural Resource and Environment) - ECO9200 (Winter 2015) (taught in French)
Prof. Pierre Lasserre
UQAM
Sujets en économie régionale et urbaine (Topics in Regional and Urban Economics) - ECO930G (Winter 2015) (taught in French)
Prof. Kristian Behrens
UQAM
Sujets en histoire et philosophie de la pensée économique (Topics in History and Philosophy of Economic Thought) - ECO9240 (Fall 2014) (taught in French)
Prof. Robert Leonard and Till Düppe
UQAM
Topics in Environmental Economics - 14419 - ECON 726 - 001 (Winter 2015)
Prof. Hassan Benchekroun
McGill University
Funding |
We offer funding packages of up to $95000 over the course of the programme. of this, up to $30000 comes directly from the PhD program (link to progamme funding). The remainder will come from the Department of Applied Economics in the form of compensation for supervised research work and for instruction in HEC's programmes. In the first year, total funding including the amount coming from the program will be $20000. In subsequent years if good standing is maintained, total funding will range from $15000 to $20000 per year depending on performance.
Funding from the Department of Applied Economics requires the student to perform some light teaching and research assistant duties in the first two years, and to participate in both the instruction and research program of the Department starting in the third year. Maintaining good standing for the funding coming from the Department requires students to perform satisfactorily in the PhD program, according to the standards set by the PhD Program Director.
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Q: How does your program differ from a traditional arts and science A: The content is the same. You'll take core courses in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics during the first year. The second year courses for the Ph.D. program are jointly taught across HEC Montreal and the Economic departments of McGill University, Universite de Montreal and Concordia University. So you’ll have access to the same set of courses as your colleagues enrolled in other academic institutions. (link to Joint Ph.D. Course Offerings.) Q: Then why should I apply to HEC Montréal? A: Like other business schools, we have better resources and give more personal attention to our students than most arts and science programs. Several students in the past have co-authored papers with their supervisors, and taken advantage of excellent access to data and faculty members in other departments of HEC Montreal. HEC Montreal offers some unique advantages: a full-fledged Economics department with about 30 faculty members, joint coursework within the PhD programs of four Montreal universities, the possibility of interaction and supervision by a large number of faculty members across all the Economics departments in the city, and of bilingual education in French and English. Q: How many students do you have? A: We enroll one to four students every year. Having a selective admission process allows us to give personalized attention to each student. Class sizes are usually between 5 and 15 students. Q: What kinds of jobs do your students get? A: They get the same jobs, on the whole, as students in other economics programs. (link to our placement page) Q: Do I need to major in economics as a undergrad? A: No, it's key to have strong quantitative training – admitted students often have a background in engineering or mathematics. Q: What fields can I study? A:You can study most fields of economics. HEC Montreal has a comparative advantage in macroeconomics (including applications to >> finance) and applied microeconomics (including industrial organization, health and labor economics). HEC Montréal has unusual depth in both. (link to our faculty page) Q: How do I apply? A: Through the HEC Montréal PhD office (link to the programme Ph.D. page) |
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