Department of Economics (University of Ottawa)
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The Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in economic theory, policy, and applied economics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Economics (University of Ottawa) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6598015 — 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 (University of Ottawa) Context triple: [Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ottawa), hasDepartment, Department of Economics (University of Ottawa)]
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Department of Economics (McGill University)
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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B.
Department of Economics (University of Saskatchewan)
The Department of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on economic theory, quantitative methods, and applied economic analysis.
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C.
Department of Economics (University of Manitoba)
The Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on economic theory, quantitative methods, and applied economic analysis.
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D.
Department of Economics (Brandeis University)
The Department of Economics at Brandeis University is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs focused on economic theory, quantitative analysis, and applied economics within a liberal arts research university setting.
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E.
Department of Economics, New York University
The Department of Economics at New York University is a leading academic center for economic research and education, known for its influential faculty and rigorous graduate and undergraduate programs.
- 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 (University of Ottawa) Target entity description: The Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in economic theory, policy, and applied economics.
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A.
Department of Economics (McGill University)
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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B.
Department of Economics (University of Saskatchewan)
The Department of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on economic theory, quantitative methods, and applied economic analysis.
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C.
Department of Economics (University of Manitoba)
The Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba is an academic unit that offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on economic theory, quantitative methods, and applied economic analysis.
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D.
Department of Economics (Brandeis University)
The Department of Economics at Brandeis University is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs focused on economic theory, quantitative analysis, and applied economics within a liberal arts research university setting.
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E.
Department of Economics, New York University
The Department of Economics at New York University is a leading academic center for economic research and education, known for its influential faculty and rigorous graduate and undergraduate programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | University of Ottawa main campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
economics faculty members ⓘ sessional lecturers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
applied policy research
ⓘ
economic policy analysis ⓘ quantitative economic methods ⓘ |
| follows | University of Ottawa academic regulations ⓘ |
| governedBy | Senate of the University of Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | bilingual department ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | University of Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ |
| offersDegreeLevel |
doctoral
ⓘ
graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics
ⓘ
Honours Bachelor in Economics ⓘ MA in Economics (co‑op option) ⓘ Major in Economics ⓘ Master of Arts in Economics ⓘ Minor in Economics ⓘ PhD in Economics ⓘ |
| partOf | Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ottawa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | National Capital Region (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchArea |
applied economics
ⓘ
development economics ⓘ econometrics ⓘ economic theory ⓘ international economics ⓘ labour economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ public economics ⓘ |
| sector | public university sector ⓘ |
| usesCreditSystem | University of Ottawa credit system ⓘ |
| website | https://socialsciences.uottawa.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 (University of Ottawa) Description of subject: The Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs and conducting research in economic theory, policy, and applied economics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ottawa)