Fernando Aragon Sanchez, Simon Fraser University

Research

climate change agriculture adaptation Aboriginal peoples Barriers to mobility Factor misallocation Economic efficiency Labor productivity and income

Latest funding

Does oil extraction bring lasting economic benefits? Individual-level evidence from longitudinal data
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$64,915
Understanding female earnings during and after marriage - is there a divorce premium?
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$39,590
Barriers to mobility and misallocation: the case of Canada's First Nations
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,946

All 5 grants and awards

Does oil extraction bring lasting economic benefits? Individual-level evidence from longitudinal data

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Aragon Sanchez, Fernando

$64,915

Understanding female earnings during and after marriage - is there a divorce premium?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kessler, Anke

Keywords: Gender Wage Gap; Marriage and Divorce; Household Economics; Motherhood Penalty and Marriage Penalty; Female Earnings

$39,590

Barriers to mobility and misallocation: the case of Canada's First Nations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Aragon Sanchez, Fernando

Keywords: Aboriginal peoples; Barriers to mobility; Factor misallocation; Economic efficiency; Labor productivity and income

$24,946

Barriers to mobility and misallocation: the case of Canada's First Nations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Aragon Sanchez, Fernando

Keywords: Aboriginal peoples; Barriers to mobility; Factor misallocation; Economic efficiency; Labor productivity and income

$25,309

Climate change, adaptation, and agriculture in developing countries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Aragon Sanchez, Fernando Martin

Keywords: climate change; agriculture; adaptation

$81,454

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: climate change Dear Professor Aragon Sanchez, 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 climate change 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 "Does oil extraction bring lasting economic benefits? Individual-level evidence from longitudinal data" (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]