Ronald Labonté, McGill University

Research

Economic Analysis Economic Development Non-Communicable Disease Policy Analysis Public Policy Tobacco Control

Latest funding

The Political Economy of Tobacco Production and Control in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$749,701

The Political Economy of Tobacco Production and Control in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lencucha, Raphael A; Drope, Jeffrey; Labonté, Ronald

Keywords: Economic Analysis; Economic Development; Non-Communicable Disease; Policy Analysis; Public Policy; Tobacco Control

$749,701

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: Economic Analysis Dear Professor Labonté, 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 economic analysis 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 CIHR-funded project "The Political Economy of Tobacco Production and Control in Mozambique and Zimbabwe" (2019), 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]