David Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

political economy empire corporate organization corporation corporate social responsibility economic thought crime smuggling

Latest funding

The British Smuggling Economy and the Early Modern Offshore: 1660-1785
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$78,694
Discovering Customs Enforcement and Criminal Networks during the 1720s in Britain
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$21,442
Defending companies: legitimacy and ideas of social responsibility in England's first corporate economy
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$62,521

All 4 grants and awards

The British Smuggling Economy and the Early Modern Offshore: 1660-1785

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, David

$78,694

Discovering Customs Enforcement and Criminal Networks during the 1720s in Britain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Smith, David

Keywords: crime; smuggling; political economy; bureaucracy; white-collar crime; globalization; criminal networks

$21,442

Defending companies: legitimacy and ideas of social responsibility in England's first corporate economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, David

Keywords: political economy; empire; corporate organization; corporation; corporate social responsibility; economic thought

$62,521

Imperial Mission and Corporate Responsibility: the Hudson's Bay Company and Monopoly 1670-1749

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Smith, David

$41,481

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: political economy Dear Professor Smith, 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 political economy 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 British Smuggling Economy and the Early Modern Offshore: 1660-1785" (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]