Thomas Davidoff, University of British Columbia

Research

externalities land use regulations housing demand housing supply

Latest funding

The Evolution of Laneway Home Acceptance in Vancouver
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$17,200
The Evolution of Laneway Home Acceptance in Vancouver
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,000
SHIFT: housing and the future of city building
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 4 grants and awards

The Evolution of Laneway Home Acceptance in Vancouver

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Davidoff, Thomas

Keywords: externalities; land use regulations; housing demand; housing supply

$17,200

The Evolution of Laneway Home Acceptance in Vancouver

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Davidoff, Thomas

Keywords: externalities; land use regulations; housing demand; housing supply

$24,000

SHIFT: housing and the future of city building

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Young, Margot E.

Keywords: housing; housmarket; social justice; real estate; cities; Vancouver; housing lab; conference; Indigenous; students; interdisciplinary; shaping futures; affordability housing; adequate housing; urban policy; conference; multisectoral

$25,000

Home price integration across communities in metropolitan Vancouver

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Davidoff, Thomas

Keywords: housing demand; housing supply; government policy; neighborhood characteristics

$97,250

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: externalities Dear Professor Davidoff, 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 externalities 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 "The Evolution of Laneway Home Acceptance in Vancouver" (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]