Mons Chan, Queen's University

Research

Productivity Economic Growth Industrial Organization Labour Productivity Outsourcing Imperfect Markets Machine Learning International Trade

Latest funding

The Welfare Effects of Job Mobility and Labour Market Policies
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$69,298
Estimating Productivity for Multi-Product Firms in Imperfect Markets
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$72,759

All 2 grants and awards

The Welfare Effects of Job Mobility and Labour Market Policies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Xu, Ming

Keywords: Labour Market Mobility; Match Quality; Worker's Welfare; Occupational Licensing; Firm Productivity; Policy Analysis; Cost and Benefit Analysis

$69,298

Estimating Productivity for Multi-Product Firms in Imperfect Markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Chan, Mons

Keywords: Productivity; Economic Growth; Industrial Organization; Labour Productivity; Outsourcing; Imperfect Markets; Machine Learning; International Trade

$72,759

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: Productivity Dear Professor Chan, 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 productivity 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 "Estimating Productivity for Multi-Product Firms in Imperfect Markets" (2020), 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]