Vitor Farinha Luz, University of British Columbia

Research

(1) Ecoomics (2) Insurance markets (3) Information economics (4) Asymmetric information (5) Regulation (6) Competitive markets (7) Microeconomics (8) General equilibrium

Latest funding

Health Insurance with Endogenous Risks
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$56,169
Multidimensional private information in insurance markets
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$44,340

All 2 grants and awards

Health Insurance with Endogenous Risks

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Parra Perez, Alvaro Gonzalo

Keywords: Dynamic Contracting; Dynamic Oligopoly; Health Insurance; Competition Policy; Regulation

$56,169

Multidimensional private information in insurance markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Farinha Luz, Vitor

Keywords: (1) Ecoomics; (2) Insurance markets; (3) Information economics; (4) Asymmetric information; (5) Regulation; (6) Competitive markets; (7) Microeconomics; (8) General equilibrium; (9) Market frictions; (10) Economic policy

$44,340

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: (1) Ecoomics Dear Professor Farinha Luz, 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 (1) ecoomics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]