Xue Bai, Brock University

Research

Minimum Wage Labour Mobility Productivity Production Technology Canadian Economy General Equilibrium Quantitative Policy Evaluation Employer-Employee Dynamic Data

Latest funding

Effects of Minimum Wage Policy on the Canadian Economy: A General Equilibrium Model with Labour Mobility
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$63,658

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Effects of Minimum Wage Policy on the Canadian Economy: A General Equilibrium Model with Labour Mobility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bai, Xue

Keywords: Minimum Wage; Labour Mobility; Productivity; Production Technology; Canadian Economy; General Equilibrium; Quantitative Policy Evaluation; Employer-Employee Dynamic Data

$63,658

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: Minimum Wage Dear Professor Bai, 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 minimum wage 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 "Effects of Minimum Wage Policy on the Canadian Economy: A General Equilibrium Model with Labour Mobility" (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]