Alvaro Parra Perez, Dalhousie University

Research

Dynamic Contracting Dynamic Oligopoly Health Insurance Competition Policy Regulation

Latest funding

Efficiencies Revisited: The Role of Conduct, Synergies, Selection, and Vertical Integration on Pricing
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$41,369
Health Insurance with Endogenous Risks
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$56,169
Accounting for Firm Entry
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$44,998

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

Health Insurance with Endogenous Risks

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Parra Perez, Alvaro Gonzalo

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

$56,169

Accounting for Firm Entry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Parra Perez, Alvaro Gonzalo

Keywords: (1) Market Entry; (2) Theory of the Firm; (3) Structural Estimation; (4) Counterfactual analysis; (5) Selection; (6) Firm Heterogeneity; (7) Multiple equilibria; (8) Auction Design; (9) Enhanced Policy; (10) Competition Policu

$44,998

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: Dynamic Contracting Dear Professor Parra Perez, 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 dynamic contracting 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 "Health Insurance with Endogenous Risks" (2023), 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]