Fernando Saltiel, McGill University

Research

College Majors Returns to Majors Returns to Skills Human Capital Income Inequality Technological Change Skills Self-Selection

Latest funding

Measuring Personality and Expectations from Open-Ended Text: Large Language Models and Lifecycle Outcomes
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$53,933
The Changing Composition and Returns to College Majors
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,700
The Changing Composition and Returns to College Majors
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$28,760

All 3 grants and awards

Measuring Personality and Expectations from Open-Ended Text: Large Language Models and Lifecycle Outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Saltiel, Fernando

$53,933

The Changing Composition and Returns to College Majors

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Saltiel, Fernando

Keywords: College Majors; Returns to Majors; Returns to Skills; Human Capital; Income Inequality; Technological Change; Skills; Self-Selection

$24,700

The Changing Composition and Returns to College Majors

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Saltiel, Fernando

Keywords: College Majors; Returns to Majors; Returns to Skills; Human Capital; Income Inequality; Technological Change; Skills; Self-Selection

$28,760

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: College Majors Dear Professor Saltiel, 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 college majors 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 "Measuring Personality and Expectations from Open-Ended Text: Large Language Models and Lifecycle Outcomes" (2026), 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]