The departments of economics at Concordia University, McGill University, Université de Montréal and UQAM, as well as HEC Montréal, are reserving courses in various areas of specialization for students who have completed the 1^st stage of their doctoral studies.

Entry requirements for these courses will vary from department to department, but in general students will have completed required course in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, and will have successfully written the comprehensive exams required by the Department after the 1^st year of study. The courses are intended to help students prepare for field comprehensives (if applicable) or help bridge the transition to thesis research.

Many courses will be given in English. The location is determined by the instructor's department affiliation. Students can register for these courses in their home department.

Areas of Concentration

(list to be completed as information become available)

Econometrics

Sujets en théorie économique ou économétrie - Économie de la santé (taught in French) (Fall 2024)
Prof. Raquel Fonseca
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Sujets en théorie économique ou économétrie - Sujets en économie de la croissance (taught in French) (Fall 2024)
Prof. Wilfried Koch
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Financial Economectrics (Winter 2026)
Prof. Silvia Goncalves
McGill University

Economectrics: Time Series Analysis (Winter 2026)
Prof. Jean-Marie Dufour
McGill University

Labor Economics

Advanced Labor Economics (Fall 2025)
Prof. Fernando Saltiel
McGill University

Selected Topics in Labour Econometrics (Winter 2026)
Prof. Francesco Amodio 
McGill University

Empirical Methods in Monetary Economics and Finance (Winter 2026)
Prof. Giacomo Candian
HEC Montréal

Macroeconomics

Advanced Macroeconomics (Fall 2025)
Prof. Davide Alonzo
Université de Montréal

Advanced Macroeconomics (Winter 2026)
Prof. Hyejin Park
Université de Montréal

Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics (Fall 2025)
Prof. Marjus Poschke
McGill

Sujets en macroéconomie (Fall 2025)
Prof. De Sousa Rodrigues
Université du Québec à Montréal

Microeconomics

Theory of information and contracts: Advanced Microeconomics (Winter 2026)
Prof. Nicolas Sahuguet
HEC Montréal

Empirical Microeconomics (Fall 2025)
Prof. Saraswata Chaudhuri
McGill University

Industrial Organization

Other courses

Economic Development 4 (Winter 2026)
Prof. Grimard
McGill University

International Economics (Winter 2026)
Prof. Ruge-Murcia
McGill University

Sujets en histoire et philosophie de la pensée économique (Fall 2025)
Prof. R. Leonard
Université du Québec à Montréal

Sujets en économie de la croissance (Fall 2025)
Prof. W. Koch
Université du Québec à Montréal

Courses

(list to be completed as information become available)

Fall 2025

Macroéconomie avancée - ECN7059A
Prof. Davide Alonzo
Université de Montréal
Monday 12:30 - 15:30
Description du cours

Econometric Causality and ML - 80816A
Prof. Decio Coviello
HEC Montréal

Economics Development 3 - ECON 634
Prof. Matthieu Chemin
Thursday 2:35 - 3:55
McGill University

Selected Topics (Machine Learning) - ECON 706
Prof. Russell Davidson 
Thursday 8:35 - 9:55
McGill University

Adavanced Topics in Macroeconomics - ECON 722
Prof. Markus Poschke
Monday 8:35 - 11:25
McGill University

Adavanced Labor Economics - ECON 741
Prof. Fernando Saltiel 
Monday 2:35 - 5:25
McGill University

Empirical Microeconomics - ECON 742
Prof. Sarawata Chaudhuri 
Wednesday and Friday  : 11:35 - 12:55
McGill University

Économie de la santé - ECO930A
Prof. Raquel Fonseca et Marie-Louise Leroux 
UQAM
Description du cours

Sujets en économie de la croissance  - ECO930K
Prof. Wilfried Koch
UQAM
Description du cours

Sujets en histoire et philosophie de la pensée  - ECO9240
Prof. Tille Düppe et Robert Leonard
UQAM
Description du cours

Sujets en macroéconomie - ECO9230
Prof. Diego De Sousa Rodriguez
Monday 14:00 - 17:00
UQAM
Description du cours

Sujets en économie de la croissance  - ECO930K
Prof. Wilfried Koch
Tuesday 9:30 - 12:30
UQAM
Description du cours

Sujets en histoire et philosophie de la pensée  - ECO9240
Prof. Robert Leonard
Thursday 9:30 - 12:30
UQAM
Description du cours

Winter 2026

Sujets spéciaux : microéconométrie - ECN 7923A
Prof. Raphaël Godefroy
Université de Montréal
Tuesday 12:30 - 15:30

Macroéconomie avancée - ECN7059B
Prof. Hyejin Park
Université de Montréal
Friday 12:30 - 15:30
Description du cours

Empirical Methods in Monetary Economics and Finance – ECON 80802A
Prof. Giacomo Candian
HEC Montréal
Monday 15:30 - 18:30
Description du cours

Theory of information and contracts: Advanced Microeconomics – ECON 80851A
Prof. Nicolas Sahuguet
HEC Montréal
Description du cours

Selected Topics in Labour Economics - ECON 710
Prof. Francesco Amodio 
Monday 8:35 - 11:25
McGill University

International Ecomomics - ECON 724
Prof. Ruge-Murcia 
Wednesday and Friday 4:05 - 5:25
McGill University

Economic Development 4 - ECON 734
Prof. Franque Grimard
McGill University

Economectrics : Time Series Analysis - ECON 761
Prof. Silvia Goncalves 
Mardi 8:35 - 11:25
McGill University

Financial Economectrics - ECON 763
Prof. Dufour 
Tuesday 6:05 - 8:55
McGill University

Contact us

Concordia University

Elise Melançon
Graduate Program Assistant
H 1155-53
514-848-2424 ext.3901
elisem@alcor.concordia.ca

HEC-Montréal

Professor Decio Coviello
Department of Applied Economics
514-340-1601
decio.coviello@hec.ca

McGill University 

Lisa Stevenson
Graduate Program Coordinator
514-398-4400 #5085
lisa.stevenson@mcgill.ca

Université de Montréal

Myrtha Jean Mary
Graduate Program Assistant
C-6014
514-343-7213
tgdesup@sceco.umontreal.ca

Université du Québec à Montréal

Martine Boisselle-Lessard
Graduate Studies Assistant
Room R-5540
514-987-8362
boisselle.martine@uqam.ca