Yanwen Wang, University of British Columbia

Research

retirement leakage 401(k) leakage matching rates mental accounting retirement loans 401(k) contribution registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)marketing and public policy

Latest funding

Navigating the Ideological Divide: How Candidates' Polarization Positions Affect Electoral Outcomes
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$60,000
Marketing Analytics
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Teach for Aptitude: The Impact of Learning Apps
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$32,804

All 7 grants and awards

Navigating the Ideological Divide: How Candidates' Polarization Positions Affect Electoral Outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Yanwen

$60,000

Marketing Analytics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wang, Yanwen

$100,000

Teach for Aptitude: The Impact of Learning Apps

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kim, Baek Jung

Keywords: Public Education; Consumer Learning; Equity and Equality in Learning; AI-assisted Learning Apps; Item Response Theory; Digitization

$32,804

Pre-retirement leakage of employer-sponsored defined contribution plans

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Yanwen

Keywords: retirement leakage; 401(k) leakage; matching rates; mental accounting; retirement loans; 401(k) contribution; registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)

$141,500

Drivers Labor Supply, Earnings, and Surge Pricing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wang, Yanwen

Keywords: (1) Driver Labor Supply; (2) Surge Pricing; (3) Driver Earnnig; (4) Customer Tips; (5) Working hours

$60,000

Canadian Research Chair in Marketing Analytics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wang, Yanwen

Keywords: marketing and public policy; digital technology; mobile ; learning and education; ride-sharing application; financial decision making; retirement savings

$120,000

Canadian Research Chair in Marketing Analytics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wang, Yanwen

Keywords: marketing and public policy; digital technology; mobile learning and education; ride-sharing application; financial decision making; retirement savings

$480,000

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: retirement leakage Dear Professor Wang, 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 retirement leakage 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 "Navigating the Ideological Divide: How Candidates' Polarization Positions Affect Electoral Outcomes" (2026), 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]