(Joy) Tong, Western University

Research

Insurance brokerage Financial intermediation Health insurance Biased advising Compensation structure and incentives Corporate governance

Latest funding

Brokers in the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Market
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$71,771

All 1 grants and awards

Brokers in the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Market

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tong, (Joy) Tianjiao

Keywords: Insurance brokerage; Financial intermediation; Health insurance; Biased advising; Compensation structure and incentives; Corporate governance

$71,771

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: Insurance brokerage Dear Professor Tong, 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 insurance brokerage 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 "Brokers in the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Market" (2021), 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]