Aurélie Harou, McGill University

Research

(1) Learning (2) Fertilizer adoption (3) Information diffusion (4) Crops (5) Tanzania (6) Productivity Measurement error Prices

Latest funding

Misperceptions v. misreporting: Measurement error in prices and its effect on farmer buying and selling decisions
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$39,619
Generating evidence on climate change and incidence of child marriage using satellite, environmental, and social data
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Plasma-Electrification of Chemical Produce - net-zero carbon emission technology for sustainable greenhouses (PLANET)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$895,489

All 4 grants and awards

Misperceptions v. misreporting: Measurement error in prices and its effect on farmer buying and selling decisions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Harou, Aurélie

Keywords: Measurement error; Prices; Agriculture; Misperceptions; Misreporting; Purchases; Sales

$39,619

Generating evidence on climate change and incidence of child marriage using satellite, environmental, and social data

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Baumgartner, Jill

$250,000

Plasma-Electrification of Chemical Produce - net-zero carbon emission technology for sustainable greenhouses (PLANET)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Reuter, Stephan S

Keywords: ghg reduction; greenhouse,; hydroponics; nitrogen fertilizer; non-thermal (cold) plasma; plant pathogens; plasma agriculture; plasma liquid interaction; power2x; sustainable farming

$895,489

Fertilizer adoption, crop choice and the long-term diffusion of information

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Harou, Aurélie

Keywords: (1) Learning; (2) Fertilizer adoption; (3) Information diffusion; (4) Crops; (5) Tanzania; (6) Productivity

$72,457

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: (1) Learning Dear Professor Harou, 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 (1) learning 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 "Misperceptions v. misreporting: Measurement error in prices and its effect on farmer buying and selling decisions" (2024), 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]