Sergei Severinov, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Microeconomics of Competitive Information Acquisition and Marketplace Design for Heterogeneous Goods
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$31,050
Communication and matching
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$68,400
Topics in economic theory: multidirectional signaling and multidimensional screening
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$80,000

All 3 grants and awards

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Microeconomics of Competitive Information Acquisition and Marketplace Design for Heterogeneous Goods

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Severinov, Sergei

Keywords: information acquisition; microeconomics; competition; signaling; market design; competing mechanisms; auctions; land trading; decentralization

$31,050

Communication and matching

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Severinov, Sergei

Keywords: strategic communication; mechanism design; matching; negotiations; communication protocol; match-making

$68,400

Topics in economic theory: multidirectional signaling and multidimensional screening

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Severinov, Sergei

Keywords: game theory; signaling; multidirectional preferences; multidimensional screening

$80,000

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 Severinov, 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 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 "Microeconomics of Competitive Information Acquisition and Marketplace Design for Heterogeneous Goods" (2024), 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]