Francesco Trebbi, University of British Columbia

Research

political economy of development, africa, autocracy, weak institutions.insurgency civil war politically motivated violence

Latest funding

Economics
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$947,926
Insurgency and guerrilla coalitions: an economic analysis
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$125,080
Intra-elite dynamics in African countries
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$110,000

All 3 grants and awards

Economics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Trebbi, Francesco FT

Keywords: political economy of development, africa, autocracy, weak institutions.

$947,926

Insurgency and guerrilla coalitions: an economic analysis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trebbi, Francesco

Keywords: insurgency; civil war; politically motivated violence

$125,080

Intra-elite dynamics in African countries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Trebbi, Francesco

Keywords: African political systems; autocracy; cabinet bargaining; ethnic group politics

$110,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Subject: Prospective PhD student: political economy of development, africa, autocracy, weak institutions. Dear Professor Trebbi, 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 political economy of development, africa, autocracy, weak institutions. 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]