Xiaodong Zhu, University of Toronto

Research

migration growth inequality policy China

Latest funding

Migration, Growth, and Inequality: Micro Data and Macro Evaluations
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$57,331
Migration, Growth, and Inequality: Micro Data and Macro Evaluations
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$19,877
Accounting for China's growth miracle
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$56,000

All 6 grants and awards

Migration, Growth, and Inequality: Micro Data and Macro Evaluations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, Xiaodong

Keywords: migration; growth; inequality; policy; China

$57,331

Migration, Growth, and Inequality: Micro Data and Macro Evaluations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, Xiaodong

Keywords: migration; growth; inequality; policy; China

$19,877

Accounting for China's growth miracle

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, Xiaodong

Keywords: growth; development; China; structural transformation; barriers; reforms; labor reallocation; dynamic general equilibrium models; model based accounting

$56,000

Barriers to structural transformation and aggregate economic performance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, Xiaodong

Keywords: agriculture; trade; international income differences; government policies; welfare; growth

$68,540

Cities, agriculture, population and growth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, Xiaodong

Keywords: Cities; agriculture; population; urbanization; endogenous technological change; long-term growth; industrial revolution

$59,335

Fiscal shocks and fiscal risk management

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, Xiaodong

Keywords: Fiscal shocks; public debt; sustainability; fiscal risk management; hedging

$29,000

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: migration Dear Professor Zhu, 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 migration 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 "Migration, Growth, and Inequality: Micro Data and Macro Evaluations" (2020), 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]