Kaishu Wu, University of Waterloo

Research

cryptocurrency tax avoidance

Latest funding

The influence of information environments on tax efficiency and use of tax planning channels: Evidence from private CbCR tax disclosure
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$92,764
Cryptocurrency and tax avoidance
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,561

All 2 grants and awards

The influence of information environments on tax efficiency and use of tax planning channels: Evidence from private CbCR tax disclosure

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wu, Kaishu

$92,764

Cryptocurrency and tax avoidance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wu, Kaishu

Keywords: cryptocurrency; tax avoidance

$34,561

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: cryptocurrency Dear Professor Wu, 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 cryptocurrency 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 "The influence of information environments on tax efficiency and use of tax planning channels: Evidence from private CbCR tax disclosure" (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]