Daniel Trefler, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Industrial Policy Reimagined: The New Dimensions of International Trade and AI Rivalries
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$314,854
Artificial intelligence and international trade
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$70,430
Artificial intelligence and international trade
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$59,040

All 13 grants and awards

No publications available.

Industrial Policy Reimagined: The New Dimensions of International Trade and AI Rivalries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

$314,854

Artificial intelligence and international trade

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international trade; artificial intelligence

$70,430

Artificial intelligence and international trade

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international trade; artificial intelligence

$59,040

How we compete: Canadian firms responding to the rise of the Chinese economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international economics; economic productivity; innovation; China; firm-level analysis

$158,682

The complex integration strategies of multinational corporations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international trade; multinational corporations; global vertical production networks

$187,239

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

Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: globalization, multinationals, jobs, china, india

$1,400,000

Global sourcing and capability building: threats and opportunities for Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international competitiveness; global development; offshore outsourcing

$83,000

International trade, inequality and institutional change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international trade; inequality; domestic institutions; institutional change

$68,799

International competitiveness and domestic institutions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Trefler, Daniel

Keywords: international competitiveness; global development; institutions

$135,712

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 Dear Professor Trefler, 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 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 "Industrial Policy Reimagined: The New Dimensions of International Trade and AI Rivalries" (2025), 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]