Derek Stacey, University of Waterloo

Research

housing vacancies taxation of underused homes housing affordability

Latest funding

Frictional and Speculative Vacancies: The Effects of an Empty Homes Tax
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$21,763

All 1 grants and awards

Frictional and Speculative Vacancies: The Effects of an Empty Homes Tax

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stacey, Derek G.

Keywords: housing vacancies; taxation of underused homes; housing affordability

$21,763

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: housing vacancies Dear Professor Stacey, 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 housing vacancies 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 "Frictional and Speculative Vacancies: The Effects of an Empty Homes Tax" (2024), 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]