Tasso Adamopoulos, York University

Research

productivity agriculture cross-country economic development inequality rural-urban migration land distribution misallocation

Latest funding

Inequality and Productivity in Developing Countries
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$23,916
Inequality and Productivity in Developing Countries
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$29,037
Agricultural productivity and development: market frictions, occupational choices, and geography
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$111,056

All 3 grants and awards

Inequality and Productivity in Developing Countries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Adamopoulos, Tasso

Keywords: productivity; economic development; inequality; agriculture; rural-urban migration; land distribution; cross-country

$23,916

Inequality and Productivity in Developing Countries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Adamopoulos, Tasso

Keywords: productivity; economic development; inequality; agriculture; rural-urban migration; land distribution; cross-country

$29,037

Agricultural productivity and development: market frictions, occupational choices, and geography

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Adamopoulos, Tasso

Keywords: misallocation; productivity; agriculture; land market frictions; land quality; transportation costs; occupational choices and selection; cross-country

$111,056

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: productivity Dear Professor Adamopoulos, 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 productivity 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 "Inequality and Productivity in Developing Countries" (2023), 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]