Directed Research Opportunities for 4th Year Students in Economics

The course ECO 4150, Directed Research Project, offers students an opportunity to carry out an economic research project related to Canadian economic policy under the supervision of an economist working in a government department or non-profit agency.

The course ECO 4150, Directed Research Project, offers students an opportunity to carry out an economic research project related to Canadian economic policy under the supervision of an economist working in a government department or non-profit agency. The program is offered in both the Fall and Winter semesters. It is open to students in the Major and all Honours programs in economics, including Joint Honours programs and the Financial Mathematics and Economics program, who

  • have completed at least 81 credits including ECO 2143, ECO 2145, and ECO 2150 (or a course equivalent to ECO 2150); and
  • have a grade point average of at least 6.0 (or B).

ECO 2151 is highly recommended as well. 

Interested students should submit a letter of application outlining their interests in economics and a copy of their transcript (non-official) to the Director of the program by the application deadlines indicated below. The Director would be happy to answer any questions about the course that students might have.

Meet Alannah McBride, an economics student who decided to take on this challenge.

Management of Directed Research Projects in Economics

Professor Jason Garred
Social Sciences Building, Room 9023
Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 1688
[email protected]

Dates & Deadlines for Directed Research Projects in Economics

Dates and DeadlinesFall 2024Winter 2025
Last day for students to submit applications September 4January 6
Final list of projects posted on web site September 6January 8
Students informed about outcome of matching September 7January 9
Student interviews with supervisors September 9-13January 10-16
Students submit draft to supervisors (recommended) November 26March 30
Students submit final draft and report December 17April 24
Supervisor submits evaluation to director January 6April 30

List of Directed Research Projects - Fall 2024 

SupervisorProject TitleLanguage
Colleen DempseyCitizenship in the Digital Age: Do Naturalization Rates Matter?English or French
Kaleigh DowsettThe Impacts of Government Expenditure Composition on Fiscal SustainabilityEnglish 
Fabien ForgeUsing Machine Learning for Canadian Labour Market ForecastingEnglish or French
Gilles GrenierThe Economic Impact of Immigration in Canada and the Rest of the World: Past and Future TrendsBilingual
Kevin PageInvestigating Current Macroeconomic IssuesEnglish
Jacqueline Palladini and Anne-Gabrielle GendronAnalysis of the Economic Impacts of Coercive Measures on the Involved PartiesEnglish or French
Sydney RoweLessons for Canada - Analyzing the Economic Impact of Finland's Bioeconomy StrategyEnglish 
Andrew SharpeExplaining Productivity Developments in the Residential Construction Sector in CanadaEnglish 
Andrew SharpeExplaining Productivity Developments in the Manufacturing Sector in CanadaEnglish 
Carla Valle Painter, Will MacMinn and Kristen PueExploring the State of Knowledge on How Climate Change Could Impact Poverty in CanadaEnglish or French
Geoff WrightImpact on Property Values of Renewable Energy ProjectsEnglish