Rui Castro, McGill University

Research

economic development financing frictions entrepreneurship human capital

Latest funding

Job Search and Labour Market Risk
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$94,130
Job Search and Labour Market Risk
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$60,492
Financing frictions and economic development
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$124,385

All 3 grants and awards

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

Financing frictions and economic development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Castro, Rui

Keywords: economic development; financing frictions; entrepreneurship; human capital

$124,385

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 development Dear Professor Castro, 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 development 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]