Michael Kottelenberg, Western University

Research

(1) child care (2) child development (3) maternal labour supply (4) parenting (5) structural econometerics (6) natural experiments

Latest funding

Working and Caring: Exploiting Policy Variation in a Behavioural Model of Family Decision-Making
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$61,818

All 1 grants and awards

Working and Caring: Exploiting Policy Variation in a Behavioural Model of Family Decision-Making

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kottelenberg, Michael

Keywords: (1) child care; (2) child development; (3) maternal labour supply; (4) parenting; (5) structural econometerics; (6) natural experiments

$61,818

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) child care Dear Professor Kottelenberg, 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 (1) child care connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]