Nathaniel Baum-Snow, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Housing Construction and Neighbourhood Change
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$343,093
Quantifying local economic spillovers between firms and workers
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$153,056

All 2 grants and awards

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Housing Construction and Neighbourhood Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Baum-Snow, Nathaniel

$343,093

Quantifying local economic spillovers between firms and workers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Baum-Snow, Nathaniel

Keywords: urban economics; agglomeration economies; productivity; learning; neighbourhood effects

$153,056

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 Baum-Snow, 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 "Housing Construction and Neighbourhood Change" (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]