Courses

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

FALL 2024

ECON 102 - The World Economy

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 102 D100 Nicolas Schmitt
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 103 D100 Douglas Allen
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D200 Marie Rekkas
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D900 Yan Yan
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey

ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 105 D100 John Knowles
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 105 D200 Vasyl Golovetskyy
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 105 D900 Yan Yan
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: 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 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 115 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 115 D100 Maliha Nazir
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 201 D100 Gulriz Barkin
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 220W - Communication in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 220W D100 Gulriz Barkin
Sepideh Fotovatian
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 220W D200 Gulriz Barkin
Sepideh Fotovatian
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 220W D300 Sepideh Fotovatian
Maliha Nazir
Maliha Nazir
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 220W D400 Sepideh Fotovatian
Maliha Nazir
Maliha Nazir
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 260 - Environmental Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 260 D100 John Gilraine
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 291 - Macroeconomic Policy

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 291 D100 Vasyl Golovetskyy
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 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
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 302 D200 Gulriz Barkin
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 305 D100 John Knowles
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 325 - Industrial Organization

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 325 D100 Marie Rekkas
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 333 D100 Dongwoo Kim
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 334 - Data Visualization and Economic Analysis

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 334 D100 Kevin Schnepel
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 342 - International Trade

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 342 D100 Kevin Laughren
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 345 - International Finance

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 345 D100 Kenneth Kasa
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 355W - Economic Development

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 355W D100 Maliha Nazir
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 383 - Selected Topics in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 383 D100 Gulriz Barkin
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 392 - Public Economics: Role of Government

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 392 D100 Yan Yan
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 402 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 402 D100 Douglas Allen
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 410 - Seminar in Monetary Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 410 D100 Yan Yan
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 435 - Econometric Methods

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 435 D100 Dongwoo Kim
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 446 - Seminar in International Finance

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 446 D100 Minjie Deng
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 453 - Seminar in the Economics of Education

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 453 D100 Pierre Mouganie
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 455W - Topics in Economic Development

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 455W D100 Kevin Laughren
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 15, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 460 - Seminar in Environmental Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 460 D100 Kevin Wainwright
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 482 - Selected Topics in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 482 D100 Sev Hou
Chenyu Hou
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 494 - Honours Research Proposal

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 494 D100 Fernando Aragon Sanchez
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

SPRING 2025

ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 103 D100 Douglas Allen
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 103 D900 Yan Yan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
ECON 103 E100 Yan Yan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 3:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 104 - Economics and Government

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 104 D100 Vasyl Golovetskyy
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 105 D100 Brian Krauth
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
ECON 105 D200 Vasyl Golovetskyy
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 105 D900 Yan Yan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: 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 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 115 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 115 D100 Maliha Nazir
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 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 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 220W - Communication in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 220W D100 Sepideh Fotovatian
Maliha Nazir
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 220W D200 Sepideh Fotovatian
Maliha Nazir
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
ECON 220W D300 Chris Bidner
Sepideh Fotovatian
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 222 - Introduction to Game Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 222 D100 Shih En Lu
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 233 - Introduction to Economic Data and Statistics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 233 D100 Brian Krauth
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 290 - Microeconomic Policy

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 290 D100 Maliha Nazir
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 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 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 305 D100 Yan Yan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 310 - Money and Banking

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 310 D100 John Knowles
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 325 - Industrial Organization

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 325 D100 Marie Rekkas
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby

ECON 331 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 331 D100 David Freeman
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 333 D100 Xiaoting Sun
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 335 - Cause and Effect in Economic Data

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 335 D100 Kevin Schnepel
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 355W - Economic Development

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 355W D100 Chris Bidner
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 393 - Public Economics: Taxation

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 393 D100 Christoph Luelfesmann
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 403 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 403 D100 John Knowles
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 425 - Industrial Organization: Imperfect Competition

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 425 D100 Marie Rekkas
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 427W - Industrial Organization: Law and Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 427W D100 Douglas Allen
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 434 - Seminar in Applied Market Design

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 434 D100 Xiaoting Sun
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 482 - Selected Topics in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 482 D100 Chenyu Hou
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby

ECON 484 - Selected Topics in Economics

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 484 D100 Kevin Laughren
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby

ECON 499W - Honours Research Project

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
ECON 499W D100 Fernando Aragon Sanchez
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby