Tanjim Hossain, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Belief Updating Dynamics: Information Aggregation and Information Acquisition
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$36,418
Entry and location choice games: theoretical and experimental explorations
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$121,375
Incentive effects in the real world: a field experiment approach
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 3 grants and awards

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Belief Updating Dynamics: Information Aggregation and Information Acquisition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hossain, Tanjim

Keywords: Dynamic belief updating; Non-Bayesian learning; Belief elicitation; Lab experiments; Consumer learning; Expert advice

$36,418

Entry and location choice games: theoretical and experimental explorations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hossain, Tanjim

Keywords: game theory; experimental economics; coordination games; location choice; market entry; over-confidence; directed search; timing games

$121,375

Incentive effects in the real world: a field experiment approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010

Principal investigators: Hossain, Tanjim

Keywords: field experiment; framing effect; multitasking; labor productivity; intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to work

$90,000

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 Hossain, 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 "Belief Updating Dynamics: Information Aggregation and Information Acquisition" (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]