PhD dissertations
These recent PhD dissertations have been successfully defended in our department. Learn about our PhD program and meet our current graduate students.
2024
Liu, Bo, "Essays in High-Frequency Trading: Insights of trading speed, systematic risk and
market sentiment." Supervisors: Dr. Ke Xu, Dr. Vasco Gabriel, Dr. Xuekui Zhang (Mathematics and Statistics), Dr. Xiaozhou Zhou (University of Quebec in Montreal).
2022
Duan, Jun, "Optimization of the Renewable Power Grid: Calibration and Application." Supervisor: Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten, Dr. Alan Mehlenbacher and Dr. Ralph Evins (civil engineering).
2021
Liu, Xuan, "Essays in Agricultural Business Risk Management." Supervisors: Dr. G. Cornelis van Kooten, Dr. Merwan Engineer, Dr. Ke Xu and Dr. Lysa Porth (University of Guelph).
2020
Ozel, Sinan, "Three Studies in Empirical Applications of Microeconomic Theory." Supervisors: Dr. Elisabeth Gugl, Dr. Pascal Courty, Dr. Martin Farhnam, Dr. C. Worthington and Dr. Janice Compton (University of Manitoba).
Tseng, Po-Hsin, "Essays on Capital Flows and Capital Controls." Supervisors: Dr. Graham Voss, Dr. Paul Schure, Dr. Basma Majerbi and Dr. Eugene Beaulieu (University of Calgary).
2019
Saleh, Omar, "Essays on Foreign Aid and Macro-Economic Performance of Sub-Saharan African Countries." Supervisors: Dr. Alok Kumar, Dr. Merwan Engineer, Dr. Sorin Rizeanu and Dr. Marcelo Arbex (University of Windsor).
2016
Hoque, Ahmed, "On Estimating Variances for Gini Coefficients with Complex Surveys: Theory and Application." Supervisors: Dr. J. A. Clarke, Dr. L. Cowen (mathematics and statistics), Dr. D. Giles, Dr. N. Roy and Dr. B. Krauth (Simon Fraser University).
Huang, Yunkai, "Non-Global Regression Modelling." Supervisors: Dr. D. Giles, Dr. J. Clarke, Dr. F. Nathoo and Dr. A. Yatchew (University of Toronto).
2015
Abdelfattah, Noha, "Essays on Children's Well-being in Developing Countries." Supervisors: Dr. P. Courty, Dr. E. Gugl, Dr. Z. Wu and Dr. Fernanda Estevan (University of Ottawa).