Robert Cairns, McGill University

Research

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Natural Resource Economics Industrial Organization Environmental Economics

Latest funding

Sunk costs in natural resource industries
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$55,089
Issues in resource valuation
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$49,000
Microeconomic foundations of environmental accounting
SSHRC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$39,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Sunk costs in natural resource industries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cairns, Robert D.

Keywords: sunk cost; smooth pasting; r percent rule; non-optimality; green accounting

$55,089

Issues in resource valuation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cairns, Robert D.

Keywords: valuation; non-convexity; aggregation; natural resources; green accounting

$49,000

Microeconomic foundations of environmental accounting

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Cairns, Robert

$39,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Natural Resource Economics Dear Professor Cairns, 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 natural resource economics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]