Stephan Staubli Muehlenbachs, University of Calgary

Research

regression kink design pension reform spousal spillovers pension claiming labor force exit savings behavior Difference-in-Differences disability insurance

Latest funding

Take up and targeting of income transfer programs
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$75,504
The Social Determinants of Participation in Disability Programs
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$97,157
The Value of Disability Insurance
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,313

All 6 grants and awards

Take up and targeting of income transfer programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Staubli Muehlenbachs, Stephan

$75,504

The Social Determinants of Participation in Disability Programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Staubli Muehlenbachs, Stephan

$97,157

The Value of Disability Insurance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Staubli Muehlenbachs, Stephan

Keywords: disability insurance; take-up; policy reform; benefit generosity; difference-in-differences; regression kink design; consumption response; spousal labour supply

$20,313

Universal Childcare and the Labor Supply of Parents and Grandparents

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Staubli Muehlenbachs, Stephan

Keywords: Gender Wage Gap; Child Penalty; Universal Child Care; Grandparents' Labor Supply; Parents' Labor Supply; Intergenerational Income Database; Canada; Quebec; Difference-in-Differences

$47,134

The individual and spillover effects of pension reforms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Staubli Muehlenbachs, Stephan

Keywords: pension reform; spousal spillovers; pension claiming; labor force exit; savings behavior; regression kink design

$82,828

Greening growth partnership: connecting research with policy for an innovative, sustainable economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: green growth; environment-economy; environmental policy; climate change policy; clean innovation; natural captal; market-based instruments; sustainable development; economic competitiveness; interdisciplinary; cross-sectoral; public policy

$2,500,000

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: regression kink design Dear Professor Staubli Muehlenbachs, 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 on regression kink design 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 "Take up and targeting of income transfer programs" (2026), 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]