Dr. Mario Ghossoub

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mario Ghossoub is an Associate Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo and a Sun Life Fellow in International Actuarial Science. His current research is focused on the study of equilibria, efficient allocations, and risk-sharing in markets. He specializes in understanding the effects of non-standard preferences of agents, including ambiguity and probability weighting, as well as the implications of non-linear pricing models like Choquet pricing. His work examines how market frictions, such as transaction costs, influence the structure of Pareto optimal allocations and equilibria. Ghossoub's research also considers practical applications in specific risk-sharing markets, including centralized insurance markets and decentralized risk-sharing structures such as peer-to-peer insurance.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.