Ana Ferrer, University of Waterloo

Research

(1) conspicuous consumption (2) relative income concerns (3) income distribution (4) permanent income hypothesis

Latest papers

Occupational Skills and Labour Market Progression of Married Immigrant Women in Canada.
Labour economics · 2016 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Digital Transformation of Work: Determining Impacts on Women and Skills Retraining Needs
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$31,059
Digital Transformation of Work: Determining Impacts on Women and Skills Retraining Needs
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$168,940
Conspicuous Consumption, Savings and Income Inequality
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$60,160

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Occupational Skills and Labour Market Progression of Married Immigrant Women in Canada.

Adserà A, Ferrer A

Labour economics2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2016.02.003 PMID: 27217617

Digital Transformation of Work: Determining Impacts on Women and Skills Retraining Needs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Basir, Nada

Keywords: digitalization; work; women; workplaces; skills

$31,059

Digital Transformation of Work: Determining Impacts on Women and Skills Retraining Needs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Momani, Bessma

Keywords: digitalization; work; women; workplaces; skills

$168,940

Conspicuous Consumption, Savings and Income Inequality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ferrer, Ana

Keywords: (1) conspicuous consumption; (2) relative income concerns; (3) income distribution; (4) permanent income hypothesis

$60,160

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: (1) conspicuous consumption Dear Professor Ferrer, 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]. I read your paper "Occupational Skills and Labour Market Progression of Married Immigrant Women in Canada." (2016), and it 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 "Conspicuous Consumption, Savings and Income Inequality" (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]