Jun Tan, University of Toronto

Research

entrepreneurship uninsurable risk human capital investment specificity liquidity risk innovation

Latest funding

The Role of Human Capital Specificity as a Source of Risk for Entrepreneurship
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$50,310

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The Role of Human Capital Specificity as a Source of Risk for Entrepreneurship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tan, Jun Jie Eugene

Keywords: entrepreneurship; uninsurable risk; human capital; investment specificity; liquidity risk; innovation

$50,310

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: entrepreneurship Dear Professor Tan, 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 entrepreneurship 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 "The Role of Human Capital Specificity as a Source of Risk for Entrepreneurship" (2023), 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]