Wenjun Jiang, University of Calgary

Research

adverse selection decision making dependence expected utility insurance contract model uncertainty moral hazard multiple indemnifications

Latest funding

Optimal insurance design in the presence of imperfect information
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Optimal insurance design in the presence of imperfect information
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 2 grants and awards

Optimal insurance design in the presence of imperfect information

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Jiang, Wenjun

$12,500

Optimal insurance design in the presence of imperfect information

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jiang, Wenjun

Keywords: insurance contract; decision making; risk measures; expected utility; adverse selection; moral hazard; multiple indemnifications; dependence; model uncertainty

$90,000

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: adverse selection Dear Professor Jiang, 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 adverse selection 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 NSERC-funded project "Optimal insurance design in the presence of imperfect information" (2020), 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]