Anoosheh Rostamkalaei, York University

Research

Entrepreneurship Self-employment Poverty Liability of Poorness Advanced Economy well-being income survival

Latest funding

Entrepreneurial outcomes and liability of poorness
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$59,139
Immigrant entrepreneurs' access to and the costs of debt financing
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$36,114

Entrepreneurial outcomes and liability of poorness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rostamkalaei, Anoosheh

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Poverty; Liability of Poorness; Advanced Economy; well-being; income; survival; quantitative method; shocks

$59,139

Immigrant entrepreneurs' access to and the costs of debt financing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Rostamkalaei, Anoosheh

Keywords: (1) Entrepreneurship; (2) Immigration; (3) Financing; (4) Debt; (5) Banks; (6) Acclimation; (7) Costs of financing; (8) Canada

$36,114

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: Entrepreneurship Dear Professor Rostamkalaei, 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 entrepreneurship 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 "Entrepreneurial outcomes and liability of poorness" (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]