Mingyue Zhang, University of Waterloo

Research

Intangibles Human capital Financial distressed firms Job postings Textual Analysis

Latest funding

Human Capital Investment in Financially Distressed Firms
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$51,109

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Human Capital Investment in Financially Distressed Firms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhang, Mingyue

Keywords: Intangibles; Human capital; Financial distressed firms; Job postings; Textual Analysis

$51,109

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: Intangibles Dear Professor Zhang, 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 intangibles 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 "Human Capital Investment in Financially Distressed Firms" (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]