University of Manitoba - Faculty of Arts - Economics - Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Department Head
Pinaki Bose, Professor
502 Fletcher Argue Bldg.
Telephone: (204) 474-9274 
Pinaki.Bose@umanitoba.ca 
https://sites.google.com/site/pinakisbose/
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Support Staff:

Betty McGregor - Administrative Assistant
504 Fletcher Argue Bldg.
Office Hours: 8:30-4:30pm
Ph: (204) 474-6240 or 474-9274
Betty.McGregor@umanitoba.ca 

Judy Ings - Office Assistant
501 Fletcher Argue Bldg., General Office
Office Hours: 8:30-4:30pm
Ph: (204) 474-6239
Judith.Ings@umanitoba.ca 
 
Alan Nabess - Office Assistant
501 Fletcher Argue Bldg., General Office
Office Hours: 8:30-4:30 pm
Ph: (204) 474-9207
Alan.Nabess@umanitoba.ca
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Faculty:

Bose, Pinaki  Ph.D. (State Univ. of New York, Buffalo)
Professor, Department Head
502 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9274
Pinaki.Bose@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Development Economics, Industrial Organization, Economics of Regulation,
Microeconomics, Economics of Asymmetric Information, Game Theory
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Baragar, Fletcher D.  Ph.D. (Utah)
Associate Professor
506 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9005
Fletcher.Baragar@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Marxian Eonomics, History of Economic Thought, Macroeconomics
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Brown, Laura K.  Ph.D. (Queen's)
Associate Professor
549 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9393
Laura.Brown@umanitoba.ca 
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~lbrown/
Fields:  International Trade, Econometrics, Labour Economics
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Chernomas, Robert J.  Ph.D. (New School of Social Research)
Professor
508 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9510 
Robert.Chernomas@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Health Economics, Marxian Economics, Alternative Theory, History of Economic Thought
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Chuchman, George  Ph.D. (Western Ontario)
Associate Professor
509 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9364
George.Chuchman@umanitoba.ca
Fields:  Energy Economics, Public Finance, Monetary Economics, Applied Microeconomics
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Compton, Janice  Ph.D. (Washington Univ., St. Louis)
Assistant Professor
515 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-8471 
Janice.Compton@umanitoba.ca 
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~comptonj/
Fields:  Labour Economics
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Compton, Ryan  Ph.D. (Washington Univ., St. Louis)
Associate Professor
517 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9520 
Ryan.Compton@umanitoba.ca 
http://ryancompton.wordpress.com/
Fields:  Time-Series Econometrics, Finance, Growth, Development, Institutions
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Dean, James M.  Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Professor 
307 St. John's College 
Ph: (204) 318-2915 
James.Dean@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Public Finance and Taxation, Property Taxes
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Godwin, Ryan  Ph.D. (University of Victoria)
Assistant Professor
646 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 272-1534 
Ryan.Godwin@umanitoba.ca 
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~godwinrt/
Fields:  Econometrics, Empirical Microeconomics
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Günay, Hikmet  Ph.D. (Iowa)
Associate Professor
511 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-8915 
Hikmet.Gunay@umanitoba.ca 
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~gunay
Fields:  Industrial Organization, Economic Theory, Microeconomics, Financial Economics
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Hudson, Ian  Ph.D. (Manitoba)
Associate Professor
548 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9676
Ian.Hudson@umanitoba.ca 
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~hudsoni/
Fields:  Political Economy, Ethical Consumption, Sustainable Development
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Lipnowski, Irwin F.  Ph.D. (London School of Economics)
Associate Professor
503 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9192 
Irwin.Lipnowski@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Public Utility Regulation
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Lobdell, Richard A.  Ph.D. (McGill)
Professor 
116 St. Paul's College 
Ph: (204) 474-7089 
Richard.Lobdell@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Economic History, Development Economics
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Loxley, John  Ph.D. (Leeds) F.R.S.C. (London)
Professor
505 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9769 
John.Loxley@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Economic Development, International Finance, Community Economic Development __________________________________________________________________________________________
Mann, Janelle  Ph.D. (Queen's)
Assistant Professor
556 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9275
Janelle.Mann@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Econometrics, Managerial Economics, Finance Economics 
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Mason, Gregory C.  Ph.D. (UBC)
Associate Professor
557 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-8674
gmason@pra.ca
http://gregorymason.ca/ 
Fields:  Program Evaluation, Income Support Policy, Applied Microeconomics ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Oguzoglu, Umut  Ph.D. (Guelph)
Assistant Professor
647 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 480-1076
Umut.Oguzoglu@umanitoba.ca
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~oguzoglu
Fields:  Panel Data Models, Labour Economics, Health Economics _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ranasinghe, Ashantha  Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
Assistant Professor
514 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-6256
Ashantha.Ranasinghe@umanitoba.ca
https://sites.google.com/site/ashanthar/
Fields:  Macroeconomics, Economic Development
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Sepehri-Borojeni, Ardeshir  Ph.D. (Alberta)
Professor
648 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-6241 
Ardeshir.Sepehri@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Economics of Health and Developing Countries, Post-Keynesian Macroeconmics
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Serieux, John  Ph.D. (Toronto)
Associate Professor
512 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9493 
John.Serieux@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Development Economics, International Finance, Political Economy
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Simpson, Wayne D.  Ph.D. (London School of Economics)
Professor
518 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-6174
Wayne.Simpson@umanitoba.ca 
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~simpson/
Fields:  Labour Economics, Applied Econometric Social Policy, Applied Microeconomics
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Troutt, Elizabeth S.  Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Associate Professor
550 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-6325 
Elizabeth.Troutt@umanitoba.ca 
Fields:  Natural Resource, Sustainable Development, Environmental Economics
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Witt, Julia  Ph.D. (Guelph)
Assistant Professor
554 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9764
Julia.Witt@umanitoba.ca
Fields:  Health Economics, Applied Microeconomics _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yepez, Carlos  Ph.D. (Brandeis)
Assistant Professor
644 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 272-1517
Carlos.Yepez@umanitoba.ca 
https://sites.google.com/site/yepezcarlos/ 
Fields:  Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Economics
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Adjunct Professors:

Baksi, Soham  Ph.D. (McGill)
Adjunct Professor
University of Winnipeg

Benarroch, Michael  B.A. (Winnipeg), M.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Carleton)
Adjunct Professor 
IH Asper School of Business
University of Manitoba 

Dong, Xiao Yuan  M.A., Ph.D. (Alberta)
Adjunct Professor
University of Winnipeg

Forget, Evelyn  Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
Adjunct Professor
University of Manitoba
Evelyn.Forget@med.umanitoba.ca 
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Professor Emeriti, Senior Scholars and Retired Faculty Members:

Cameron, Norman E.  Ph.D. (Michigan)
Professor Emeritus
Ph: (170) 538-71710
cameron@cc.umanitoba.ca 

Dhruvarajan, Periyapatna S.  Ph.D. (Northwestern)
Senior Scholar 
501 Fletcher Argue Building (General Office) 
Ph: (204) 474-9207 (Message Only) 
Periyapatna.Dhruvarajan@umanitoba.ca
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~dhruva/
Fields:  Econometrics, Wage Differentials, Transportation and Regional Economics, Rural Development

Hum, Derek  Ph.D. (Toronto)
Professor Emeritus
dhum@cc.umanitoba.ca
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~dhum

Rempel, Henry  Ph.D. (Wisconsin)
Professor Emeritus 
501 Fletcher Argue Building (General Office)
Ph: (204) 474-9207 (Message Only)

Vorst, Jesajah I.  Ph.D. (Equiv.) (Netherlands School of Economics)
Senior Scholar 
381 University College
Ph: (204) 474-7129
vorst2@cc.umanitoba.ca
Research Fields:  European Economic History, Contemporary Development

Waterman, Anthony M. C.  Ph.D. (Australian National Univ.)
Professor Emeritus
314 St. John's College
Ph: (204) 474-8531
watermn@cc.umanitoba.ca
http://amcwaterman.com/
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Fall 2013/Winter 2014 Sessional Instructors:

Abdullah, Md. - Instructor
abdullah@cc.umanitoba.ca 
551 Fletcher Argue Building
Ph: (204) 474-9890

Arzandeh, Mehdi - Instructor
umarzand@cc.umanitoba.ca 
519 Fletcher Argue Building

Bazarkulova, Dana - Instructor
umbazark@myumanitoba.ca
645 Fletcher Argue Building

Das, Pranay - Instructor
umdas3@cc.umanitoba.ca 
510 Fletcher Argue Building

Dragan, Gabi - Instructor
draganng@cc.umanitoba.ca 
552 Fletcher Argue Building

Han, Jing - Instructor
hanj@cc.umanitoba.ca 
510 Fletcher Argue Building

Islam, Khan Jahirul - Instructor
islamk@cc.umanitoba.ca 
555 Fletcher Argue Building

Khalid, Musah - Instructor
khalidm@cc.umanitoba.ca 
519 Fletcher Argue Building

Koto, Prosper - Instructor
kotop@cc.umanitoba.ca 
551 Fletcher Argue Building

Sanchez, Rosa - Instructor
umsanchr@cc.umanitoba.ca 
608 Fletcher Argue Building

Solati, Fariba - Instructor
solati@cc.umanitoba.ca 
608 Fletcher Argue Building

Wainikka, Grant - Instructor
umwainik@cc.umanitoba.ca 
552 Fletcher Argue Building