Elsbeth Heaman, McGill University

Research

history of economics biography

Latest funding

A Biography of Jacob Viner
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$29,866
A Biography of Jacob Viner
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$8,572
Who pays for Canada: taxes and fairness
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

A Biography of Jacob Viner

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heaman, Elsbeth

Keywords: history of economics; biography

$29,866

A Biography of Jacob Viner

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heaman, Elsbeth

Keywords: history of economics; biography

$8,572

Who pays for Canada: taxes and fairness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Heaman, Elsbeth

Keywords: taxation; finance; Canada; history; philosophy; law; politics; identity; fairness; justice

$25,000

Studies in the cultural history of taxation in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tillotson, Shirley M.

Keywords: taxation; history; Canada; political culture

$88,000

Canada Research Chairs in Early Canadian History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Heaman, Elsbeth A

Keywords: liberal governance, Canada, information, political authority

$500,000

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: history of economics Dear Professor Heaman, 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 history of economics 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 "A Biography of Jacob Viner" (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]