Markus Poschke, McGill University

Research

wealth inequality optimal taxation income inequality top 1%progressive taxation saving behaviour employment unemployment

Latest funding

Labor market types, skills, and macroeconomic outcomes
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$39,214
Job Search and Labour Market Risk
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$94,130
Job Search and Labour Market Risk
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$60,492

All 7 grants and awards

Labor market types, skills, and macroeconomic outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Poschke, Markus

Keywords: employment; unemployment; labor market dynamics; productivity; cross-country income differences; firm size

$39,214

Job Search and Labour Market Risk

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lange, Fabian

Keywords: unemployment; job search; job loss; heterogeneity; earnings risk; COVID

$94,130

Job Search and Labour Market Risk

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lange, Fabian

Keywords: unemployment; job search; job loss; heterogeneity; earnings risk; COVID

$60,492

The family and economic structure across countries: a macroeconomic perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Poschke, Markus

Keywords: Family macroeconomics; Economic structure; Aggregate productivity; Agricultural employment; structural change; Female employment

$64,866

Determinants of wealth inequality and their implications for economic policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Poschke, Markus

Keywords: wealth inequality; optimal taxation; income inequality; top 1%; progressive taxation; saving behaviour

$82,602

Entrepreneurship in Canada: business cycles and the role of institutions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fonseca, Raquel

Keywords: entrepreneurship; business cycles; job creation; institutions

$218,426

Growth through experimentation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Poschke, Markus

Keywords: endogenous growth theory; productivity; firm dynamics; experimentation; innovation; firm entry and exit; selection; regulation

$60,000

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: wealth inequality Dear Professor Poschke, 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 wealth inequality 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 types, skills, and macroeconomic outcomes" (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]