Atul Dar, Ph.D.

Atul Dar
Professor
Economics


T (902) 420-5674
F (902) 420-5129

Sobey Building SB343
atul.dar@smu.ca

Atul Dar joined the Department of Economics as Assistant Professor in 1981. He also worked as an economist in a research capacity at the Royal Bank of Canada while on a leave of absence during 1985-86. Since joining the Department, he has taught a wide variety of courses, and his research has been published in book chapters, as well in a number of refereed academic journals, including the Journal of Policy Modeling, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Applied Economics, Economic Modelling, Empirical Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Southern Economic Journal and IMF Staff Papers

RESEARCH

  • the determinants of economic growth
  • the economics of immigration
  • secondary migration
  • international capital mobility
  • the economics of developing countries

 

COURSES

Undergraduate

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Mathematical economics
  • Intermediate statistics
  • Econometrics
  • Environmental economics
  • International trade

Graduate

  • Macroeconomics