Nitin Mehta, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Investigating Host's Image Quality, Service Level and Pricing Decisions on Airbnb
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$80,325
Empirical analysis of consumer's information acquisition behavior in the presence of contractual relationships
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$92,940

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Investigating Host's Image Quality, Service Level and Pricing Decisions on Airbnb

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mehta, Nitin

Keywords: marketing; two sided platforms; structural models; shared economies

$80,325

Empirical analysis of consumer's information acquisition behavior in the presence of contractual relationships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Mehta, Nitin

Keywords: information acquisiiton behavior; monetary and non-monetary costs; contract design; communication strategy; pricing; moral hazard; dynamic optimization

$92,940

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 Mehta, 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 "Investigating Host's Image Quality, Service Level and Pricing Decisions on Airbnb" (2019), 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]