Minjie Deng, Simon Fraser University

Research

Government borrowing cost Government financing Trade policy Trade barrier international macroeconomics government debt default risk private sector

Latest funding

Government Debt and Private Sector
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$31,352
Do trade barriers increase government borrowing costs?
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,816
Do trade barriers increase government borrowing costs?
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$28,094

All 3 grants and awards

Government Debt and Private Sector

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Deng, Minjie

Keywords: international macroeconomics; government debt; default risk; private sector; firms and households

$31,352

Do trade barriers increase government borrowing costs?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Deng, Minjie

Keywords: Government borrowing cost; Government financing; Trade policy; Trade barrier

$24,816

Do trade barriers increase government borrowing costs?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Deng, Minjie

Keywords: Government borrowing cost; Government financing; Trade policy; Trade barrier

$28,094

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: Government borrowing cost Dear Professor Deng, 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 government borrowing cost 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 "Government Debt and Private Sector" (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]