Swapnika Rachapalli, University of British Columbia

Research

Innovation Trade Growth Diffusion Income gaps

Latest funding

Efficiencies Revisited: The Role of Conduct, Synergies, Selection, and Vertical Integration on Pricing
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$41,369
The economic implications of buyer-supplier networks
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$168,028
Economic Growth and Income Gaps in a Connected World
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,186

All 3 grants and awards

Efficiencies Revisited: The Role of Conduct, Synergies, Selection, and Vertical Integration on Pricing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Orr, Scott

Keywords: productivity; efficiency; mergers; market power; industrial organization

$41,369

The economic implications of buyer-supplier networks

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kikkawa, Ayumu

$168,028

Economic Growth and Income Gaps in a Connected World

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Rachapalli, Swapnika

Keywords: Innovation; Trade; Growth; Diffusion; Income gaps

$25,186

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 Rachapalli, 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.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Economic Growth and Income Gaps in a Connected World" (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]