Dr. Tom Kemeny

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Biography

Tom Kemeny is a professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. His award-winning research focuses on cities, technology, and the deep determinants of economic performance. Current projects include tracing historical links between disruptive innovation and income inequality, studying the effects of immigrant diversity on productivity in contemporary Britain, and investigating the changing geography of wealth in the United States. Kemeny won the 2019 Understanding Society Paper Prize for a study linking migration to the Brexit vote and received the 2016 Urban Land Institute Prize for his paper published in the Journal of Economic Geography. In collaboration with Michael Storper, Taner Osman, and Naji Makarem, he published 'The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles' in 2015. Before joining the University of Toronto, Kemeny held academic appointments at Queen Mary University of London, the University of Southampton, the London School of Economics, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Research Interests

Awards

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Understanding Society Paper Prize

2019-01-01
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Urban Land Institute Prize

2016-01-01

Courses

GLA1012H Statistics Global Affairs PPG2008H Comparative Public Policy

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
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:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology