Robert Petrunia, Lakehead University

Research

(1) Firm financing (2) Exporting (3) Investment (4) Productivity Access to Cash Local Banking Competition Cash Usage COVID-19

Latest funding

Exploring Alternative Data Sources for Timely Studies of Business Dynamics
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Learning-by-Exporting under Credit Constraints
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$44,100
Building a network to study productivity in Canada from a firm-level perspective
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$199,600

All 6 grants and awards

Exploring Alternative Data Sources for Timely Studies of Business Dynamics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Petrunia, Robert J.

Keywords: COVID-19; firm/industry dynamics; employment; productivity

$25,000

Learning-by-Exporting under Credit Constraints

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Petrunia, Robert

Keywords: (1) Firm financing; (2) Exporting; (3) Investment; (4) Productivity

$44,100

Building a network to study productivity in Canada from a firm-level perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Veall, Michael R.

Keywords: productivity; firm-level decision-making; firm-level data; enterprise-level data; establishment-level data

$199,600

Growth and survival of nascent firms and the role of financial frictions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: Petrunia, Robert J.

Keywords: industry dynamics; firm growth; firm entry; firm exit; selection; financial

$79,200

Duration of new firms: the role of startup and aggregate conditions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Voia, Marcel C.

Keywords: firm survival; duration analysis; firm entry/exit; unobserved heterogeneity and selection; leverage

$25,000

Developing a longitudinal database on the financial structure of firms

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Beaulieu, Eugene C.

Keywords: firm dynamics; financial structure; employment; taxation; firm heterogeneity

$40,000

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: (1) Firm financing Dear Professor Petrunia, 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) firm financing 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 "Exploring Alternative Data Sources for Timely Studies of Business Dynamics" (2022), 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]