Courses

To browse course offerings in past semesters, please visit: SFU Course Outlines

To see what an economics program will teach you, take a look at the Educational Goals for some of the core economics courses.

Fall 2023

ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 103 D100 Douglas Allen
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D200 Gulriz Barkin
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D900 Joshua Boitnott
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey

ECON 104 - Economics and Government

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 104 D100 Krishna Pendakur
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 105 D100 John Knowles
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 105 D200 Martin Santamaria
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 105 D900 Vasyl Golovetskyy
Vasyl Golovetskyy
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey

ECON 113 - Introduction to Microeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 113 D100 Pierre Mouganie
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 115 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 115 D100 Martin Santamaria
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 201 D100 Christoph Luelfesmann
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 201 D200 Joshua Boitnott
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 220W - Communication in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 220W D100 Douglas Allen
Sepideh Fotovatian
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 220W D200 Gulriz Barkin
Sepideh Fotovatian
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 220W D300 Douglas Allen
Sepideh Fotovatian
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 220W D400 Gulriz Barkin
Sepideh Fotovatian
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 222 - Introduction to Game Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 222 D100 Shih En Lu
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 280 - Introduction to Labor Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 280 D100 Jane Friesen
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 291 - Macroeconomic Policy

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 291 D100 Joshua Boitnott
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 302 - Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 302 D100 Shih En Lu
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 305 D100 Luba Petersen
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 310 - Money and Banking

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 310 D100 John Knowles
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby

ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 333 D100 Dongwoo Kim
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 334 - Data Visualization and Economic Analysis

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 334 D100 Kevin Schnepel
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 345 - International Finance

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 345 D100 Kenneth Kasa
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 355W - Economic Development

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 355W D100 Martin Santamaria
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 381 - Labor Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 381 D100 Jane Friesen
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 402 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 402 D100 Anke Kessler
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 425 - Industrial Organization: Imperfect Competition

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 425 D100 Christoph Luelfesmann
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 435 - Econometric Methods

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 435 D100 Dongwoo Kim
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 453 - Seminar in the Economics of Education

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 453 D100 Pierre Mouganie
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 460 - Seminar in Environmental Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 460 D100 Kevin Wainwright
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 480 - Seminar in the Economics of Labor Market Policy

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 480 D100 Simon Woodcock
Sep 6 – Oct 6, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 11 – Dec 5, 2023: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 484 - Selected Topics in Economics (Economic Growth)

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 484 D100 Joshua Boitnott
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 494 - Honours Research Proposal

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 494 D100 Fernando Aragon Sanchez
Sep 6 – Dec 5, 2023: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 10, 2023: Tue, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

SPRING 2024

ECON 102 - The World Economy

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 102 D100 Nicolas Schmitt
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 103 D100 Gordon Myers
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 1:30–3:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D200 Marie Rekkas
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D900 Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey

ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 105 D100 Brian Krauth
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 105 D200 Martin Santamaria
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 105 D900 Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey

ECON 113 - Introduction to Microeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 113 D100 Pierre Mouganie
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 115 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 115 D100 Martin Santamaria
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 201 D100 Christoph Luelfesmann
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 201 D200 Joshua Boitnott
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 220W - Communication in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 220W D100 Sepideh Fotovatian
Chris Bidner
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 220W D200 Sepideh Fotovatian
Gulriz Barkin
Sessional
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
ECON 220W D300 Sepideh Fotovatian
Gulriz Barkin
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
ECON 220W D400 Chris Bidner
Sepideh Fotovatian
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 233 - Introduction to Economic Data and Statistics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 233 D100 Brian Krauth
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 260 - Environmental Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 260 D100 Gulriz Barkin
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 280 - Introduction to Labor Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 280 D100 Serena Canaan
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 302 - Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 302 D100 Shih En Lu
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 302 D200 Gulriz Barkin
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 305 D100 Lucas Herrenbrueck
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 310 - Money and Banking

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 310 D100 John Knowles
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 325 - Industrial Organization

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 325 D100 Marie Rekkas
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby

ECON 331 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 331 B100 David Freeman
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 331 D100 David Freeman
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 333 D100 Vasyl Golovetskyy
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 335 - Cause and Effect in Economic Data

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 335 D100 Simon Woodcock
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 345 - International Finance

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 345 D100 Kenneth Kasa
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 355W - Economic Development

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 355W D100 Alexander Karaivanov
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 403 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 403 D100 Lucas Herrenbrueck
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 425 - Industrial Organization: Imperfect Competition

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 425 D100 Christoph Luelfesmann
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 437 - Seminar in Urban Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 437 D100 Gordon Myers
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 446 - Seminar in International Finance

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 446 D100 Kenneth Kasa
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 448W - Seminar in the Economics of Crime

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 448W D100 Kevin Schnepel
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 455W - Topics in Economic Development

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 455W D100 Alexander Karaivanov
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 483 - Selected Topics in Economics (Topics in Macroeconomics)

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 483 D100 Luba Petersen
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 499W - Honours Research Project

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 499W D100 Fernando Aragon Sanchez
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby