Miguel Palacios, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest funding

Optimal Financing of Education
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$89,400
The Discount Rate of Education
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$5,408
The Discount Rate of Education
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$72,792

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Optimal Financing of Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Palacios, Miguel

$89,400

The Discount Rate of Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Palacios, Miguel

Keywords: portfolio choice; asset-pricing; returns to education; labor and finance

$5,408

The Discount Rate of Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Palacios, Miguel

Keywords: portfolio choice; asset-pricing; returns to education; labor and finance

$72,792

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Palacios, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Optimal Financing of Education" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]