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The PhD program is offered jointly with Carleton University.

The department offers a collaborative program in Canadian Studies at the PhD level. For more information on this program, see “Admission Requirements”.

The program operates within the general framework of the regulations and procedures for Joint Graduate Programs and the general regulations of the graduate faculty at each of the two universities. The general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) of the University of Ottawa are posted on the FGPS website.

Ottawa-Carleton Joint Doctoral Program in Economics

The joint doctoral program in Canadian economic policy and economic development is offered by the departments of economics at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.

The PhD program stresses the application of economic theory to the analysis of Canadian economic policy and economic development. It offers specialization for intensive study and thesis research in:

  • Public Economics - the allocative, redistributive and stabilization impact of governments.
  • Industrial Organization - the effects of regulation, fiscal measures, government production, marketing boards and competition policy on the structure and performance of Canadian industries.
  • Monetary Economics - the impact of money in general and on the Canadian economy in particular.
  • International Economics - the interrelationships between the Canadian and world economies.
  • Economic Development - the process of economic and structural change within Canada and in the developing countries.
  • Economics and the Environment - an economic analysis of the environment including natural resources.
  • Econometrics
  • Labour Economics.

Administration

Further information about the Joint doctoral program in Economics is available from the Director of Doctoral Studies in economics at either University:

Department of Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Ottawa
Desmarais Hall
55 East Laurier Street, Room 10101
Ottawa ON K1N 6N5
CANADA

or

Department of Economics
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa ON K1S 5B6
CANADA