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MABE Graduate Research
All MABE students must undertake a Major Research Paper (MRP) in the third academic term of study. This paper will involve the application of economic analysis to some policy or question.
In this course, students are expected to apply many of the skills that have been stressed throughout the program.
Students are encouraged to consider possible topics for their MRP during the second academic term or while on their Co-op work term (if applicable). Students are permitted to choose research topics related to their Co-op work placements; however, it is important that students choose topics for which suitable supervisors are available. Please consult our Faculty Research Specializations page when looking for MRP supervisors.
The most recent MRP abstracts can be found below, as well as an archive of previous abstracts.
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Daqian Bai | The Impact of Rainfall Variation on School Enrolment in Brazil | Ridwan Karim |
| Adam Grewe | Examining the Impact that Ethnic Diversity Has on Mental Health in Canada | Logan McLeod |
| Yakun Huang | Predicting the Impacts of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Canadian Food Supply Chains: A Case Study of the Lobster Industry in Nova Scotia | Victor Shi |
| Peiyuan Li *Gold Medal nominee |
Can We Find Evidence of Information Rigidity in Expected Wage Growth Using the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations? | Edda Claus |
| Zewen Li | Vietnam 2011 Minimum Wage Reform and Labor Market Outcomes | Brian McCaig |
| Xuecong Tang | Comparative Study: The Changes of the Determinants of Chinese FDI in Africa from 2003 to 2019 | Azim Essaji |
| Daniel Turner | The Effects of Special Economic Zones on Business Investment in Vietnamese Firms | Brian McCaig |
| Tiantian Wang | The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment Status of Students in 2020 | Tammy Schirle |
| Xiangyan Yao | The Impacts of COVID-19 on Canada's Trade Flows | Jeff Chan |
| Nikolina Zivkovic | Is It Just When the US Sneezes That the World Catches a Cold? Monetary Policy Spillovers on the Swiss Economy | Stephen Snudden |
SPRING 2021 MRPs
| Spring 2021 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Kiana Epp | Does Being 'Different' Matter in Corporate America? A Study of the S&P 500 Index and the Effects of CEO Demographics on CEO Strategies, Firm Performance, and CEO Compensation | Subhankar Nayak |
| Raghav Krishnamoorthy | An Empirical Study of Import Reallocation: The Impact of US Tariffs | Brian McCaig |
| Jiaheng Li | How Does Political Unrest Affect Hong Kong Stock Market Since Reunification | Gerry Ramos |
| Benjamin Yawney *Gold Medal nominee |
Are Futures Markets for Nickel Efficient? A Forecast Approach | Stephen Snudden |
| Ziqiu Zhu | OPEC Supply and Oil Price Volatility | Stephen Snudden |
2020 MRPs
| Fall 2020 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Somaya Alhadi | Remittances and Migration Labor Market Outcomes | Stephen Snudden |
| Nicole Catarino | Calculating Conflict: An Empirical Analysis on the Impact of Terrorism on Bilateral Trade | Jeff Chan |
| Juan D'Amico | OPEC and Its Price Stabilization Role in the Global Oil Market: A DSGE Approach | Stephen Snudden |
| Emelie Ficht *2020 Finlay Scholarship recipient; Gold Medal nominee |
The Impact of Sentiment on Stock Returns | Yan (Wendy) Wu |
| Wei Huang | Positional Portfolio Management in Chinese Stock Market | Wing Chan |
| Tahrim Huda | Role of Capital Structure on Corporate Performance | Wing Chan |
| Melis Pinar Kaya | The Effect of Trade Shocks on Marriage and Household Outcomes For Immigrants and Nonimmigrants | Jeff Chan |
| John Kusinski | The Impact of Oil Shocks on the Canadian Housing Market | Yan (Wendy) Wu |
| Shiyu Lin | Organizational Level Factors That Affect Salary of Managers, Salespeople, and Technicians in Zambia | Colin Mang |
| Feiyu Ma | Comparison of US and Canadian Banks: Analysis of Performance Based on Financial Ratios Before, During, and After 2007-2009 Financial Crisis | Subhankar Nayak |
| Mwamba Mtonga | Crude Oil Price Forecasting Using Daily Data | Stephen Snudden |
| Mingyan Ren | The Impact of COVID-19 on China Exports | Wing Chan |
| Shahin Rezaei Dashti | Trust and Negative Reciprocity: An Experimental Design | William Morrison |
| Miner Shen | Labour Market Effects of New Exporting Opportunities in Vietnam | Brian McCaig |
| Yangwenting Shi | How Trade Liberalization in Vietnam Impacts Wages in the Long-Term | Brian McCaig |
| Yiting Wang | The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Local Labour Markets: Evidence from Vietnam's WTO Accession | Brian McCaig |
| Yufan Yang | Nature of Firms, Corporate Decisions and Firm Performance Around Crisis | Subhankar Nayak |
| Sara Zeljkovic | Canadian Student Loan Program and Student Work | Christine Neill |
| Spring 2020 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Arman Attaran | ||
| Eric Benyo | Forecasting What Matters: Real-Time, Long-Run Forecasts of the Real Price of Crude Oil | Stephen Snudden |
| Joshua Cooney | Industrial Electricity Demand Ontario's Industrial Sectors' Response to Electricity Prices: 2006-2018 |
Jeff Chan |
| Harrison Domagala | ||
| Harshleen Kaur | Construction of Gender-based Inflation | Edda Claus |
| Charles Kwak | ||
| Jingyi Li | House Ownership and Households' Portfolio Choice in the United States | Stephen Snudden |
| Xiao Liu | Predicting Recessions in G7 Countries | Edda Claus |
| Dibyakiran Mitra | Brexit: The Role of Political Uncertainty on Stock Market Volatility | Yan (Wendy) Wu |
| Keifer Quick | Beating the Market: Refuting the Efficient Market Hypothesis Using the Toronto Stock Exchange | Wing Chan |
| Yujie Zhang | ||
| Yan Zhi | ||
2019 MRPs
| Fall 2019 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Asmar Aliyeva | Insider Ownership and Dividend Payout Policy: The Role of Business Cycle | Michael Brolley |
| Kenneth Ame | Assessing the Impacts of Trade on Child Labour in Vietnam | Brian McCaig |
| Soohwan Bang | How Dividend Policy Affects Stock Price Volatility: Evidence from Emerging Markets | Wing Chan |
| Jarrett Carter *2019 Finlay Scholarship Recipient |
Employment Insurance and the Atlantic Canada Fishing Industry | Christine Neill |
| Siyu Chen | Association Between Household Income and Oral Health in Canada | Logan McLeod |
| Taha Gilani | The Effect of News Media on Canadian Markets | Edda Claus |
| Huixian Gong | Does Executive Incentive Compensation Improve Shareholders' Wealth? | Wendy Wu |
| Junfei Ma | Financial Burden of Prescription Drugs: A Comparison | Logan McLeod |
| Theresa Okosun | The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Firm Performance in Vietnam | Brian McCaig |
| Simon Sheppard | Assessing the Impacts of Fed Policy Spillovers on Emerging Market Financial Assets | Pierre Siklos |
| Jiangqiang Wu | The Impact of the U.S.-China Trade War on Stock Volatility: A Comparison Between China and the U.S. | Edda Claus |
| Hang Xu | The Effect of CEO's Compensation on R&D | Wendy Wu |
| Lu Zhang | The Relationship Between Stock Price and Exchange Rate: An Empirical Evidence in China | Wing Chan |
| Spring 2019 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Midhushan Ahilan | Inside Debt and Investment | Yan (Wendy) Wu |
| Ajay Bandhu | Effect of Policy Uncertainty on Financial Markets: Evidence from the NAFTA Crisis | Madhu Kalimipalli |
| Benjamin Doering | Investigating the Volatility Effect of ETFs on TSX Securities | Wing Chan |
| Mackenzie Fielding | Tammy Schirle | |
| Andrew MacDonald | Sharing the US Business Cycle: Measuring the Predictive Power of US Domestic Investment on Canada's Business Cycle | Wing Chan |
| Jordan Manning | Age and Population Group Wage Gaps in Canada | Tammy Schirle |
| Vladimir Matovic *2018 Finlay Scholarship recipient; Gold Medal winner | Christos Shiamptanis | |
| Paulo Mendes | TBA | Brian McCaig |
| Luke Simurda | Examining the Impact Financial and Non-financial Wealth Have on Household Consumption Across the United States and Canada Between 1985Q1 and 2015Q4 | Christos Shiamptanis |
| Dion Singh | TBA | Randall Wigle |
| Yiu (David) Wan | What Are Socioeconomic Determinants of Cannabis Use Behaviour and How Does Medical Marijuana Legalization Impact Its Consumption? Evidence from the United States | Logan McLeod |
2018 MRPs
| Fall 2018 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Sishuang Chu | Ke Pang | |
| Alexander Freake | Yan (Wendy) Wu | |
| Haris Hassan | Tammy Schirle | |
| Wanyan Jin | Steffen Ziss | |
| Chendi Liu | Brian McCaig | |
| Yushan Lu | Christos Shiamptanis | |
| Riley McKillop | Pierre Siklos | |
| Min Meng | Edda Claus | |
| Ibrahim Noor | Christos Shiamptanis | |
| Tristan Song | Christos Shiamptanis | |
| Spring 2018 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Jacqueline Beadman | Edda Claus | |
| Crystal Gil Herrera | Edda Claus | |
| Harisan Jeyakumar | Christos Shiamptanis | |
| Hillary Landrigan | Paul Maxim | |
| Minh Le | Yan (Wendy) Wu | |
| John Pehar | Madhu Kalimipalli | |
| Xin Ruan | Yan (Wendy) Wu | |
| Sebastian Stanglmeier | Jeff Chan | |
| Yi Wang | Bradley Ruffle | |
| Andrew Zaduban | Christos Shiamptanis | |
2017 MRPs
| Fall 2017 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Qutaiba Al-Nimer | Analyzing the Efficiency Gains of the TransCanada Acquisition of the Columbia Pipeline Group on the North American Natural Gas Distribution Industry | Steffen Ziss |
| Tamim Anwar | Evaluating Gold Returns as a Safe Haven for the Canadian Equity Markets | Wing Chan |
| John Baker | Trademark Collateralization, Business Lending and Credit Cycles | Edda Claus |
| Yiti Chen | Green Party Voting and Floods in Canada | Tracy Snoddon |
| Marc Dillon | Using Calibrated Taylor Rules to Explore Canadian Monetary Policy Response to Different Measures of the Output Gap | Edda Claus |
| Lauren Dique | The Effect of Campaign Advertising on the 2016 US Presidential Election | Maria Gallego |
| Alexander Galea | Projecting Team Performance in the NBA: Identifying Factors Indicative of Future Winning Percentage | Ken Jackson |
| Michael Johnson | The Effect of Ethnic Diversity on Political Donations | Justin Smith |
| Yuyao (Kate) Luo | The Effect of M&As on Credit Risk: An Event Study | Madhu Kalimipalli |
| Chidinma Mbanefo | Immigrant Wage Distribution | Christine Neill |
| Rui Min | Testing the Behavior of Public Debt and Primary Balance Using Markov Regime Switching Model | Christos Shiamptanis |
| Haoyu (Kevin) Peng | The Spillover Effect of US Monetary Policy on Canadian Economy | Christos Shiamptanis |
| Moyosoreoluwa Sogaolu | Income Recovery of Canadian Widows | Tammy Schirle |
| Yifan (Ivan) Wang | The Effectiveness of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in Promoting Exports from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Countries | Azim Essaji |
| Yingying Xiao | Is Prescription Drug Insurance Associated With the Decreased Rates of Obesity? | Logan McLeod |
| Yibo Xu | Ownership Structures and Firm Innovation: Evidence From the Manufacturing Industry in China | Michael Brolley |
| Ruohan Yang | An Investigation of the Effects of Common Risk Factors on the Canadian Stock Market | Edda Claus |
| Yuxuan (Bruce) Zhong | Population Density and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence From the US | Michael Brolley |
| Jiaqi Zhou | Estimating the Effects of Vertical Merger in Different Periods: Analysis of the Case of Tesla Acquisition of Solar City | Steffen Ziss |
| Spring 2017 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Donovan Colombe | Estimating the Impact of the Change in Age of Eligibility for Old Age Security (OAS) on Hours of Work | Tammy Schirle |
| Hyun Jun Joo | Automobile Consumer Behaviour in Response to the Changes in Gasoline Price | Bradley Ruffle |
| Jordan Kafka | Buying Into the War on Terror | Bradley Ruffle |
| Lucas Laskey | Gasoline and Diesel Responses to Excise Tax and Non-Excise Tax Price Changes | David Johnson |
| Maxine Le Breton | Rental Premium from Green Certified Buildings in the United States | Tracy Snoddon |
| Tariro Mudehwe | The Effect of Exchange Rates on Investment in Machinery and Equipment in Canada: An Empirical Analysis | Wing Chan |
| Joseline Nicholas | Light Rail Transit and Property Values in Kitchener-Waterloo | David Johnson |
| Chadwick Poon | Rehabilitation by Default in Anonymous Online Interactions: A Field Experiment on Dota2 | Bradley Ruffle |
| Adam Staszewski | A Regime-Switching Approach to Herding Behaviour in Canadian REITs | Wing Chan |
| Zidi Yang | Fiscal Fatigue and Fiscal Sustainability | Christos Shiamptanis |
2016 MRPs
| Fall 2016 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Yuanxi Lin | The Relationship Between Financial Development and Economic Growth | Maria Gallego |
| Theogene Ndikumana | Modeling and Forecasting Canadian Short Term Interest Rates | Wing Chan |
| Bryce Shelton | Volatility Spillovers Arising From the Financialization of Commodities | Wing Chan |
| Elizabeth Siu | Is There a Relationship Between Oil Prices and Inbound Tourism Demand for Canadian Provinces? | Wing Chan |
| Qingying Zhao | Does Innovation Explain Stock Returns?: Canadian Pharmaceutical Industry | Wendy Wu |
| Spring 2016 | ||
| Name | Research Paper Title | Supervisor |
| Anchith Balakrishnan | Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Via Transfer Pricing in OECD Countries | Azim Essaji |
| Derek Ensing | Driving Trade: An Exposition in Specialization | Azim Essaji |
| Shelby Eyre | Determinants of Non-Standard Employment Among Employed Canadians: What is Driving the Increase in This Type of Work? | Tammy Schirle |
| Huijie (Jenny) Guo | The Impact of Non-government Fundraising on Student Performance of Toronto Elementary Schools | David Johnson |
| Andy Kwan | Travel Behaviour and Expected Traffic Congestion: A Study of the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games | William Morrison |
| Kairui Li | China Force | Subhankar Nayak |
| Shiru Liu | Wage Inequality in Vietnam and the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement | Brian McCaig |
| Hussaun Syed | Happiness and House Prices in Canada: 2009-2013 | David Johnson |
| Jingwen Wu | Estimating Canadian Fiscal Limits Using Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium | Christos Shiamptanis |
Student Publications
Several Master of Arts in Business Economics (MABE) students have published scholarly papers in conjunction with our faculty. These include:
- Schirle, Tammy, and Moyosoreoluwa Sogaolu. 2020. "The Broad and Persistent Wage Gaps in Canada's Labour Market." C.D. Howe Intelligence Memo, February 20, 2020.
- Wing Hong Chan, Bryce Shelton, Yan (Wendy) Wu. 2020. "Volatility Spillovers Arising from the Financialization of Commodities." Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 11(4): 72.
- Wing Hong Chan, Minh Le, Yan (Wendy) Wu. 2018. "Holding Bitcoin longer: The dynamic hedging abilities of Bitcoin." The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 71: 107-113.
- Siklos, Pierre L., and Brady Lavender. 2015. “The Credit Cycle and the Business Cycle in Canada and the United States: Two Solitudes?” Canadian Public Policy, 41(2): 109–23.
- Essaji, Azim, and Kinya Fujiwara. 2012. “Contracting Institutions and Product Quality.” Journal of Comparative Economics, 40(2): 269–78.
- Essaji, Azim, Gregory Sweeney, and Alexandros Kotsopoulos. 2010. “Equality through Exposure to Imports: International Trade and the Racial Wage Gap.” Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 13(4): 313–23.
- Neill, Christine, and Michal Burdzy. 2010. “Natural Resource Shocks, Labour Market Conditions and Post-Secondary Enrolment Rates.” In Pursuing Higher Education in Canada: Economic, Social and Policy Dimensions, edited by Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller, Marc Frenette, and Arthur Sweetman. Kingston, ON: Queen’s University School of Policy Studies.
- Duffy, Paul, and Susan Johnson. 2009. “The Impact of Anti-Temporary Replacement Legislation on Work Stoppages: Empirical Evidence from Canada.” Canadian Public Policy, 35(1): 99–120.
- Johnson, David R., and Fiona T. Rahman. 2005. “The Role of Economic Factors, Including the Level of Tuition, in Individual University Participation Decisions in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 35(3): 101–27.