Shannon Dinan, Université Laval

Research

Public finance Fiscal policy Public opinion Public expenditures Budget

Latest funding

Polimètre+ : Évaluer l'importance des engagements du gouvernement canadien
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$46,973
Assessing citizen attitudes on fiscal policy in Quebec
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,944

Polimètre+ : Évaluer l'importance des engagements du gouvernement canadien

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ouellet, Catherine

Keywords: suivi des promesses électorales; saillance des engagements; politique canadienne; pondération; couverture médiatique; enjeux de genre; autochtones; sondages; analyse de contenu automatisée

$46,973

Assessing citizen attitudes on fiscal policy in Quebec

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Dinan, Shannon

Keywords: Public finance; Fiscal policy; Public opinion; Public expenditures; Budget

$36,944

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: Public finance Dear Professor Dinan, 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 public 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 "Assessing citizen attitudes on fiscal policy in Quebec" (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]