Pau S. Pujolas is an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair in the Department of Economics at McMaster University.
Professor Pujolas's primary research interests focus on the intersection of international trade and macroeconomics. He has recently studied how the emergence of the Oil sands has affected Canadian productivity, how costly it is to undergo a new wave of trade disruptions, and the desirability of a trade war between countries. His work has been published in leading journals in economics, including the Review of Economic Dynamics, the International Economic Review, the Canadian Journal of Economics, and the Annual Review of Economics. His research has been covered in media outlets such as Globe and Mail, Global News, the Hub, the National Observer, MacLean's, Nada Es Gratis, and Foco Economico.
Professor Pujolas received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, and his B.A. in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Since his time as a Ph.D. student, he has regularly visited the University of Minnesota, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and has been Resident Academic at the Bank of Canada.