Jamie McCasland, University of British Columbia

Research

Productivity Hiring Kinship Taxation Small Firms Development Economics (1) Productivity (2) Hiring (3) Kinship Taxation

Latest funding

Nepotism, Need, and Negligence: Why do so many firms in Africa hire kin?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$73,895

All 1 grants and awards

Nepotism, Need, and Negligence: Why do so many firms in Africa hire kin?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McCasland, Jamie

Keywords: Productivity; Hiring; Kinship Taxation; Small Firms; Development Economics

$73,895

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: Productivity Dear Professor McCasland, 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 productivity 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 "Nepotism, Need, and Negligence: Why do so many firms in Africa hire kin?" (2020), 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]