Murat Celik, University of Toronto

Research

productivity growth innovation directed technical change industrial policy misallocation networks (1) Macroeconomics (2) Economic Growth

Latest funding

Optimal Direction of Innovation and the Misallocation of Ideas
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$71,099
The Effects of Misallocation of Resources on Economic Growth, Innovation, and Inequality
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$51,115

All 2 grants and awards

Optimal Direction of Innovation and the Misallocation of Ideas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Celik, Murat Alp

Keywords: productivity growth; innovation; directed technical change; industrial policy; misallocation; networks

$71,099

The Effects of Misallocation of Resources on Economic Growth, Innovation, and Inequality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Celik, Murat

Keywords: (1) Macroeconomics; (2) Economic Growth; (3) Innovation; (4) Inequality; (5) Misallocation

$51,115

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 growth Dear Professor Celik, 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 growth 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 "Optimal Direction of Innovation and the Misallocation of Ideas" (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]