Department of Economics (McGill University)
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The Department of Economics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in economic theory, applied economics, and policy analysis at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Economics (McGill University) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T716492 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Economics (McGill University) Context triple: [Faculty of Arts (McGill University), hasDepartment, Department of Economics (McGill University)]
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MIT Department of Economics
The MIT Department of Economics is a leading academic department renowned for its rigorous training, influential economic research, and numerous Nobel Prize–winning faculty and alumni.
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Desautels Faculty of Management
Desautels Faculty of Management is the business school of McGill University in Montreal, known for its international focus and programs in management, finance, and related fields.
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School of Economics
The School of Economics at Nagoya University is an academic faculty specializing in economic theory, policy, and related social sciences within one of Japan’s leading national research universities.
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School of Economics
The School of Economics is an academic unit of Huazhong University of Science and Technology specializing in economic education and research.
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Faculty of Economics
The Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic division specializing in economic theory, applied economics, and related social sciences, renowned for its research and education in Japan and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Economics (McGill University) Target entity description: The Department of Economics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in economic theory, applied economics, and policy analysis at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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A.
MIT Department of Economics
The MIT Department of Economics is a leading academic department renowned for its rigorous training, influential economic research, and numerous Nobel Prize–winning faculty and alumni.
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B.
Desautels Faculty of Management
Desautels Faculty of Management is the business school of McGill University in Montreal, known for its international focus and programs in management, finance, and related fields.
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C.
School of Economics
The School of Economics is an academic unit of Huazhong University of Science and Technology specializing in economic education and research.
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D.
School of Economics
The School of Economics at Nagoya University is an academic faculty specializing in economic theory, policy, and related social sciences within one of Japan’s leading national research universities.
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Faculty of Economics
The Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic division specializing in economic theory, applied economics, and related social sciences, renowned for its research and education in Japan and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
ⓘ
university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | Faculty of Arts (McGill University) ⓘ |
| campus |
Downtown Campus (McGill University)
ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Montreal campus
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| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs | economists ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | economics ⓘ |
| focus |
policy analysis
ⓘ
research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | Faculty of Arts (McGill University) ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
graduate students
ⓘ
undergraduate students ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montreal
ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| notableFor |
policy-oriented economic analysis
ⓘ
research in applied economics ⓘ research in economic theory ⓘ |
| offersDegreeLevel |
graduate
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
ⓘ
Bachelor of Science in Economics ⓘ Honours in Economics ⓘ Major in Economics ⓘ Master of Arts in Economics ⓘ Minor in Economics ⓘ PhD in Economics ⓘ |
| partOf | McGill University ⓘ |
| provinceOrState |
Quebec
ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| region | North America ⓘ |
| researchArea |
applied economics
ⓘ
development economics ⓘ econometrics ⓘ economic policy analysis ⓘ economic theory ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ international economics ⓘ labor economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ public economics ⓘ |
| university | McGill University ⓘ |
| usesAcademicCalendar | McGill University academic calendar ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mcgill.ca/economics/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Economics (McGill University) Description of subject: The Department of Economics at McGill University is a leading academic unit known for its research and teaching in economic theory, applied economics, and policy analysis at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Faculty of Arts