Francesco Amodio, McGill University

Research

labor market power monopsony power labor market development (1) trade protection (2) tariff decisions (3) political economy of trade protection (4) import penetration

Latest funding

Labor Market Power, Industrial Development and Economic Growth
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$62,733
Labor Market Power, Industrial Development and Economic Growth
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,924
Evaluating Export Benefits Along the Value Chain
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$67,094

All 5 grants and awards

Labor Market Power, Industrial Development and Economic Growth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Amodio, Francesco

Keywords: labor market power; monopsony power; labor market; development

$62,733

Labor Market Power, Industrial Development and Economic Growth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Amodio, Francesco

Keywords: labor market power; monopsony power; labor market; development

$20,924

Evaluating Export Benefits Along the Value Chain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Amodio, Francesco

Keywords: international trade; networks; firm-to-firm transactions; export; Uruguay; spillovers

$67,094

The Causal Effects of Judicial Efficiency on Economic Activity: Evidence From a Partnership Between McGill University, the World Bank, and the Kenyan Judiciary

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Chemin, Matthieu

Keywords: rule of law; judicial efficiency; economic development; difference-in-differences; randomized experiments

$189,668

Causes and Consequences of Firms' Requests for Changes in Trade Protection

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Amodio, Francesco

Keywords: (1) trade protection; (2) tariff decisions; (3) political economy of trade protection; (4) import penetration; (5) productivity; (6) labor markets

$72,574

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: labor market power Dear Professor Amodio, 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 labor market power 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 "Labor Market Power, Industrial Development and Economic Growth" (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]