Department of Economics

Economics is the science describing the production and distribution of wealth. The undergraduate Economics program provides students with the theoretical and empirical tools to comprehend, assess and analyze the many pressing issues and problems of society in an economic context. Areas of study include basic and advanced economic theory, public policy, labour and regional development, as well as the quantitative and historical aspects of economics.


Saskatoon StarPhoenix

In memory of Dr. William Bishopp (PhD) 

Dr. William Bishopp (1940-2021) served as a professor in the Department of Economics

CBC Saskatoon

Sask. economy has hopefully 'bottomed out' after losing 53,000 jobs in April, says economist 

"It's a huge shock. It's a huge loss, something you'd literally expect to see during a war," said Dr. Joel Bruneau (PhD), head of the Department of Economics

CBC News: Each SUNTEP Indigenous teaching grad boosts Sask. economy by $11M: report 

A new report by Eric Howe (Department of Economics) shows grads of the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program are literally worth their weight in gold