James Brander, University of British Columbia

Research

innovation intellectual property patent litigation competition policy

Latest funding

Innovation, patent litigation, and competition policy
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$92,400
Intellectual property protection, international business, and innovation
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$54,361
Financing innovation
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$79,000

All 5 grants and awards

Innovation, patent litigation, and competition policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brander, James A.

Keywords: innovation; intellectual property; patent litigation; competition policy

$92,400

Intellectual property protection, international business, and innovation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brander, James A.

Keywords: intellectual property; international business; innovation

$54,361

Financing innovation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: Brander, James A.

Keywords: innovation; entrepreneurship; venture capital finance

$79,000

The role of renewable resource dynamics in the rise and fall of civilizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brander, James

Keywords: renewable resources; economic dynamics; demography

$45,000

Entrepreneurship research alliance: a collaborative effort to create and disseminate knowledge about the success and failure of new ventures in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC1993Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Amit, Raphael

Keywords: entrepreneurship; behaviour; decision making; innovation; government policies; financing; family; gender

$411,006

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: innovation Dear Professor Brander, 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 innovation 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]