Vince Hopkins, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Unemployment Youth Labour Markets Behavioural science Behavioural insights Public policy Social policy Mixed methods

Latest funding

Using Behavioural Science to Help Vulnerable Youth Access Employment Services in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$37,715

Using Behavioural Science to Help Vulnerable Youth Access Employment Services in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hopkins, Vince

Keywords: Unemployment; Youth; Labour Markets; Behavioural science; Behavioural insights; Public policy; Social policy; Mixed methods; Interviews; Randomized Controlled Trials

$37,715

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: Unemployment Dear Professor Hopkins, 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 unemployment 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 "Using Behavioural Science to Help Vulnerable Youth Access Employment Services in Canada" (2022), 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]