Nathan Nunn, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

The slave trade and the origins of matrilineal kinship.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024 · senior author
Norm Dynamics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Social Norm Emergence, Persistence, and Change.
Annual review of psychology · 2024 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Economics of Culture
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Economics of Culture
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$400,000
An examination of why history matters in Africa
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$54,145

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

The slave trade and the origins of matrilineal kinship.

Lowes S, Nunn N

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0032 PMID: 38244605

02

Norm Dynamics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Social Norm Emergence, Persistence, and Change.

Gelfand MJ, Gavrilets S, Nunn N

Annual review of psychology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-033020-013319 PMID: 37906949

Economics of Culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nunn, Nathan

Keywords: economic history economic development political economy culture persistence change mismatch tradition

$100,000

Economics of Culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nunn, Nathan

$400,000

An examination of why history matters in Africa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Nunn, Nathan J.

Keywords: Africa; ethnic conflict; institutions; slave trade; colonialism; violence; poverty

$54,145

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 Dear Professor Nunn, 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]. I read your paper "The slave trade and the origins of matrilineal kinship." (2024), and it 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 "Economics of Culture" (2022), 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]