Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia

Research

self-sufficiency project earnings supplements welfare-to-work policies welfare reform income assistance social experiments long-term studies human capital

Latest funding

Understanding the effects of a time-limited earnings supplement: a long-term analysis of the self-sufficiency project
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$139,851
The impact of the temporary foreign worker program on the Canadian economy
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$87,440
Globalization, technological revolutions and education
SSHRC · 2002 · Co-investigator
$2,995,608

All 6 grants and awards

Understanding the effects of a time-limited earnings supplement: a long-term analysis of the self-sufficiency project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Riddell, Craig W.

Keywords: self-sufficiency project; earnings supplements; welfare-to-work policies; welfare reform; income assistance; social experiments; long-term studies; human capital

$139,851

The impact of the temporary foreign worker program on the Canadian economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Skuterud, Mikal

Keywords: temporary foreign workers; regional labour markets; displacement effects

$87,440

Globalization, technological revolutions and education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Lemieux, Thomas

Keywords: globalization; education; skills; technological revolutions; economic history; labour markets; international economics; migration; economic and social policy

$2,995,608

Equality, security and community: explaining and improving the distribution of well-being in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC1997Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Kesselman, Jonathan

Keywords: equality; economic security; income distribution; social capital; public policy

$898,922

The link between educational provision, processes and outcomes

Co-investigatorSSHRC1996Strategic Research Networks in Education and Training

Principal investigators: Gaskell, Jane

$787,500

Labour market institutions and outcomes: a cross-national analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC1995Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Kuhn, Peter

Keywords: Labour; international; wages; unemployment; family; institutions

$631,756

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: self-sufficiency project Dear Professor Riddell, 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 self-sufficiency project connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]