Our department is notable among Economics departments in B.C. in ensuring that undergraduates learn with research professors, who regularly teach first-year courses including Econ 103 (Principles of Microeconomics) and Econ 105 (Principles of Macroeconomics).
Meet some examples of the faculty you might learn with in first-year courses ...
Dr. Douglas Allen (Econ 103)
Dr. Allen (pictured above) is the Burnaby Mountain Professor of Economics. He has won both the University Teaching Award and the Deans Medal at SFU, and won a teaching award at the University of Washington. His field of study is the economics of transaction costs and property rights, and he has applied this methodology to understanding institutions like marriage, welfare, the church, farms, homesteading, and the military. He has published in the American Economic Review, RAND, Journal of Economic History, and many other journals. His most recent book, The Institutional Revolution, has just been published by the University of Chicago. He often teaches microeconomic theory, law and economics, and the economics of the family. Dr. Allen was interviewed by SFU News and shared his views on teaching. The video can be found here and in several different languages.
Dr. Richard Harris (Econ 105)
An expert in international trade and economic integration, Dr. Harris has consulted extensively with government and was one of the top advisors to former Prime Minister Paul Martin. He has published extensively in leading journals, and written several books on economic policy. He is Telus Professor of Economics at SFU, as well as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former President of the Canadian Economics Association, former Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Studies and former director of the John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy at Queen's University.
Dr. Gordon Myers (Econ 103)
Dr Myers' main teaching areas are public economics and urban economics. His research interests have focused on issues in federalism including population migration, inter-regional transfers, capital tax competition, and the formation of federations. More recently he has become involved in university administration as Department Chair, as a member of the University Senate, and as a member of the Board of Governors. He has published in the Economic Journal, Review of Economic Studies and American Economic Review and been an academic visitor at the University of Essex and the University of Bonn.
Dr. Brian Krauth (Econ 105)
Dr Krauth is a leading econometrician with a growing record of publications in journals including the Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and Journal of Econometrics. His research interests lie in applied microeconomics, with particular interests in the analysis of nonmarket interactions and youth behavior. His research has investigated job networking, youth smoking, and educational outcomes.