PhD dissertations

These recent PhD dissertations have been successfully defended in our department. Learn about our PhD program and meet our current graduate students.

2022

Duan, Jun, "Optimization of the Renewable Power Grid: Calibration and Application." Supervisors: 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).