Laurent Barras, McGill University

Research

finance mutual funds active management skill fees international mutual fund performance non-parametric estimation

Latest funding

How do Active Funds React to the Rise of Passive Management?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$62,767
Mutual fund performance: a fund-level analysis
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$98,700
From large portfolios towards individual stocks a new appraisal of asset pricing models
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$49,462

All 3 grants and awards

How do Active Funds React to the Rise of Passive Management?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barras, Laurent

Keywords: finance; mutual funds; active management; skill; fees; international

$62,767

Mutual fund performance: a fund-level analysis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barras, Laurent

Keywords: finance; mutual fund performance; non-parametric estimation; large panel

$98,700

From large portfolios towards individual stocks a new appraisal of asset pricing models

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Barras, Laurent

Keywords: asset pricing test; mispricing; large asset set; multiple testing

$49,462

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: finance Dear Professor Barras, 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 finance 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 "How do Active Funds React to the Rise of Passive Management?" (2020), 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]