Steffi Hamann, University of Guelph

Research

Sub-Saharan Africa International development Global political economy Economic policy Investment promotion Foreign direct investment Investment incentives Governance capacity

Latest funding

Open for Business? A Comparative Analysis of Investment Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$29,497

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Open for Business? A Comparative Analysis of Investment Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hamann, Steffi

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; International development; Global political economy; Economic policy; Investment promotion; Foreign direct investment; Investment incentives; Governance capacity

$29,497

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: Sub-Saharan Africa Dear Professor Hamann, 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 sub-saharan africa 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 "Open for Business? A Comparative Analysis of Investment Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa" (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]