Sam Hwang, University of British Columbia

Research

economics econometrics identification and estimation of structural models

Latest funding

Intermarriage and Social Integration in the United States, 1790-1950
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$85,190
Advances in structural econometrics
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$11,915

Intermarriage and Social Integration in the United States, 1790-1950

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Squires, Munir D.

Keywords: Intermarriage; Social Integration; Industrialization; Marriage Patterns; Endogamy; Exogamy; Social Cohesion; Genealogy; Manufacturing Employment; Public Education; Civic Engagement; Social Mobility; Historical US Data

$85,190

Advances in structural econometrics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Hwang, Sam

Keywords: economics; econometrics; identification and estimation of structural models

$11,915

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: economics Dear Professor Hwang, 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 economics 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 "Advances in structural econometrics" (2021), 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]