Dr. William Strange

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Biography

William Strange is a Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at the Rotman School of Management and holds the Camrost Felcorp Chair in Urban Economics at the University of Toronto. He joined the Rotman School in 2001 after serving as Chair of the Urban Land Economics Division at the University of British Columbia. Professor Strange currently directs the David Feldman Centre for Real Estate at Rotman. His tenure in leadership includes serving as the President of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, as well as holding various vice-presidential roles within the organization. Elected as a Fellow of the Regional Science Association in 2014, he was managing editor of the Journal of Urban Economics from 2007 to 2019 and co-edited significant volumes of the Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics. His research covers urban economics and real estate, exploring topics such as industry clusters, spatial employment concentrations, and the concept of “private government” in community governance. His studies have contributed to prestigious economics journals including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy.

Research Interests

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