AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

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2014-2019
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1999

President. Chinese Economist Society (CES)
Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation (with a support of $2 Million Dollars Endowment Funds from the Jarislowsky Foundation)
Research Grant on International Migration. Overseas Chinese Ass. (RMB 100.000)
Member. World Bank Advisory Committee on Migration and Development (KNOMAD)
Domain Leader. Economic and Labour Market Integration. CERIS - Ontario Metropolis Centre
Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC). Council Member
2014 ASSA Executive Officer
Guest Editor. China Economic Review
Asper School of Business Start-up Funds ($75,000)
Research Fellow. IZA - Institute for the Study of Labor
Natural Sciences Research Grants of China (with Xiaoxia Zhao): RMB 220.000
Natural Sciences Research Grants of China. "The Impact of Heterogeneous Resources on IT Investment Performance" (No.71272061. RMB 530.000 . with Kaiming Wang)
The Reforms of the Transitional Wage Policy and Its Determination Mechanisms: An Behavioural Economic Analysis. Natural Sciences Research Grants of China (with Xianghong Wang et al): RMB 440.000
J. Robert Beyster Faculty Fellowship (US$25,000)
SSHRC Aid to Workshop Grant 'International Workshop on Global Climate Change Internal and International Migration" (Lead Principal Investigator, $23,702)
Invited Expert. Centre for China & Globalization
SSHRC Standard Research Giants (Lead Principal Investigator, $62,453)
SSHRC Public Outreach Grant (Lead Principal Investigator, $120,000)
Researcher. Employment Policy Research Network
Chutian Scholar of Hubei Province. P.R. China
SSHRC International Opportunity Fund (Lead Principal Investigator. $25,000)
Nominee. 2010 Bank of Canada Governor's Award
HRSDC Research Grant "Resilience Among At-risk Groups in Canada," ($45,957)
SSHRC Metropolis National Research Grant (Lead Principal Investigator, $67,500)
SSHRC Knowledge Impact in Society Research Grants (Co-applicant. $500,000)
SSHRC Standard Research Giants (Sole Investigator, $59,539. with $12,800 RTS)
HRSDC Research Grants "M&E Investments, Workplace Training and Finn Productivity." ($51,855. with M. Gunderson)
SSHRC/CERIS (The Ontario Metropolis Centre) Research Giant (Sole Investigator. $12,000)
HRSDC Research Grants "Linkages Between Workplace Skills Training and Finn Productivity: Analysis Using WES 1999-2004." ($51,450. with M. Gunderson)
Finalist. 2006 Purvis Prize for Top Contribution in Economic Policy
HRSDC Grants "Training Among Older Workers." ($25,000. with M. Gunderson)
CLSRN Research Grants ($ 15.000. with M. Gunderson and M. Campolieti)
York University Start-up Giants ($20,000)
SSHRC Initiative on the New Economy Skills Grant (Sole Investigator. $24,352)
HRDC Research Grants "Employment Dynamics of Non-standard Workers." ($24,984. with M. Gunderson).
University of Northern British Columbia Start-up Giants ($15,000)
AILR/IRRA Best Paper Award
Conference on Evolving Workplace Funding, (with A Verma & A Luchak. $10,000)
Hayek Funds for Scholars. Institute for Humane Studies (US$500)
Dr. David Chu Traveling Scholarship ($4,600)
Industrial Relations Research Association Best Student Writing Award (US$500)
CIВС Youthvision Graduate Fellowships ($30.000)
CIВС Scholarships in Youth Employment ($16.000)
Royal Bank Graduate Fellowship in Public and Economic Policy ($4.000)
American Institute for Economic Research Summer Fellowship (US$3.000)
International Industrial Relations Association Fellowship (US$2.000)
Institute for Work and Health Scholarship ($2.000)
University of Toronto Open Fellowship ($12,000)