Tammy Schirle, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

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Latest papers

Are recessions really good for your health? Evidence from Canada.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2012 · senior author
Health, pensions, and the retirement decision: evidence from Canada.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2010 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Mortality, Socioeconomic Status, and the Role of Public Pensions
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$68,568
Mothers, workers, and retirees: The evolution of women's roles in the economy over the past 50 years
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$22,397

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Are recessions really good for your health? Evidence from Canada.

Ariizumi H, Schirle T

Social science & medicine (1982)2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.038 PMID: 22365938

02

Health, pensions, and the retirement decision: evidence from Canada.

Schirle T

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2010First author

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980810000541 PMID: 21134302

Mortality, Socioeconomic Status, and the Role of Public Pensions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Milligan, Kevin

Keywords: (1) Public Pensions; (2) Canada; (3) Mortality; (4) Socioeconomic status; (5) Lifetime earnings; (6) Lifecycle analysis

$68,568

Mothers, workers, and retirees: The evolution of women's roles in the economy over the past 50 years

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Schirle, Tammy D.

Keywords: gender; labour; employment; public policy; retirement; children; health; income distribution; wages

$22,397

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Hideki Ariizumi

Lazaridis School of Business and Economics

1 shared papers, latest 2012

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Schirle, 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]. I read your paper "Are recessions really good for your health? Evidence from Canada." (2012), and it 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]