Ernest Biktimirov, Brock University

Research

news media sentiment house prices textual analysis Canadian real estate Australian real estate UK real estate cross-country analysis financial forecast

Latest funding

Relation between News Media Sentiment and House Prices: A cross-country comparative analysis
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$42,481

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Relation between News Media Sentiment and House Prices: A cross-country comparative analysis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Biktimirov, Ernest

Keywords: news media sentiment; house prices; textual analysis; Canadian real estate; Australian real estate; UK real estate; cross-country analysis; financial forecast; asset pricing; COVID-19

$42,481

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: news media sentiment Dear Professor Biktimirov, 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 news media sentiment 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 "Relation between News Media Sentiment and House Prices: A cross-country comparative analysis" (2021), 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]