Workshops and Thesis Defences

If you have any questions regarding workshops and thesis defences (as a Ph.D student) please reach out to your supervisor(s) or the Ph.D. Supervisor, Minjoon Lee.

See previous workshops and defences.

Location for Workshops and Thesis Defences

All in-person workshops and thesis defences will be held in Dr. Kanta Marwah Seminar Room (Loeb D-880) in the Department of Economics. Ph.D. students and faculty will receive a Zoom link for any online workshops and defences.

Fall 2025 Schedule

Workshop/ Defence	Date and Time	Presenter	Topic	Supervisor(s)
PhD Second Workshop	August 28th, 2025 9:00 -11:00am	Mohammad Huda	Employment Income Disparities by Field of Study in Canada: Evidence and Policy Insights for Skilled Immigration.	Chris Worswick
Thesis Defence	August 28th, 2025 11:00 – 2:00pm	Debora Loccisano	Three Essays on the Econometrics of Tail and Systematic Risk.	Lynda Khalaf
Thesis Defence	August 29, 2025 9:00-12:00pm	Yani Zhang	Essays on the Economics of International Migration.	Chris Worswick
Thesis Defence (Hybrid)	Sept. 24, 2025 2:00-5:00pm	Fabiha Bushra	Essays in Development Economics	José Galdo
PhD Second Workshop (Hybrid)	September 25, 2025 9:00-11:00pm	Tahreen Zahra	The Effect of Air Pollution on 911 Mental Health Calls.	Louis-Philippe Beland
PhD First Workshop	December 12, 2025 10:30am: 12:30pm	Yousra Abdelmoula	TBA	Louis-Philippe Beland

Winter 2026 Schedule

Workshop/ Defence	Date and Time	Presenter	Topic	Supervisor(s)
Thesis Defence	January 05, 2026 2:00 – 5:00pm	Mohammad Huda	Economics of Immigration, International Trade, and the Pharmaceutical Sector.	Chris Worswick
Thesis Defence	January 14, 2026 10:00am to 1:00pm	Ahmad Malgarai	Three Essays on Environmental, Sustainable Financial, and Energy Economics	Maya Papineau Jevan Cherniwchan

Summer 2026 Schedule

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Fall 2027 Schedule

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