The Vancouver School of Economics is proud to congratulate 11 researchers on receiving the SSHRC Insight and Insight Development Grants, totaling over one million CAD. These awards underscore the school’s commitment to advancing social sciences and humanities research. Below is an overview of the grants we received and the research they support.
Insight Grants
Designed to advance social sciences and humanities research, Insight Grants provide two-to-five-year support for research initiatives led by emerging and established scholars.
- Drelichman, Mauricio
Nominal wage rigidity and labour markets in Europe, 1540-1820
119,536 - Ferraz, Claudio
Accountability, Bureaucratic Capacity, and the Quality of Public Services in Developing Democracies
150,620 - Francois, Patrick
Democratic Backsliding and the Rule of Law: How Ideas Shape Institutional Resilience
108,700 - Siu, Henry (Co-Applicant)
The role of firms in lifecycle earnings growth and inequality
109,052 - Lemieux, Thomas; Fortin, Nicole; Saggio, Raffaele
Unions in Canada: Going Beyond the Wage Gap
254,066 - Wagner, Katherine
The Efficiency of Resource Extraction
75,400
Insight Development Grants
Designed for the formative research phase, Insight Development Grants support the development of new research questions, methods, theories, and concepts. They fund short‑term development initiatives that last up to two years.
- Baylis, Patrick
Climate Risks, Markets, and Adaptation in Agriculture
72,400 - Moon, Seok Min
Mandatory Carbon Disclosure Impacts on Firms and Workers
77,600 - Beauregard, Pierre-Loup (Co-Applicant)
The role of employers in explaining earnings differences between gay and straight workers
46,914
