Nouri Najjar, Western University

Research

Statistical decompositions Climate Change Greenhouse gas emissions Air pollution Manufacturing clean-up Productivity Firm-level data Non-representative data

Latest funding

The Effects of International Trade on Environmental Policy
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$57,564
The Great War and Population Change in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$40,460
Decomposition Methods with Non-Representative Data
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$68,724

All 4 grants and awards

The Effects of International Trade on Environmental Policy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cherniwchan, Jevan

Keywords: international trade; environmental policy; political economy; lobbying; enforcement

$57,564

The Great War and Population Change in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stecklov, Guy

Keywords: social change; demography; military service; urbanization; First World War

$40,460

Decomposition Methods with Non-Representative Data

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Najjar, Nouri

Keywords: Statistical decompositions; Climate Change; Greenhouse gas emissions; Air pollution; Manufacturing clean-up; Productivity; Firm-level data; Non-representative data; Econometrics; Selection bias

$68,724

Greening growth partnership: connecting research with policy for an innovative, sustainable economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: green growth; environment-economy; environmental policy; climate change policy; clean innovation; natural captal; market-based instruments; sustainable development; economic competitiveness; interdisciplinary; cross-sectoral; public policy

$2,500,000

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: Statistical decompositions Dear Professor Najjar, 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 statistical decompositions 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 "Decomposition Methods with Non-Representative Data" (2020), 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]