A project incubator provides start-up funding for research projects at HEC Montréal, projects that will lead to scientific publications, the organization of events or the obtaining of grants.

Here are the start-up projects funded to date by the Retirement and Savings Institute:

  • Spillover effects of retirement decisions
    Todd Morris (Retirement and Savings Institute)
  • Are mutual funds getting greener?
    Iwan Meier (Finance)
    Outcomes:

    • SSRHC grant of $71,521 for the project “Environmental Footprint of Mutual Funds and Pension Plans”

  • Medicaid and housing wealth
    Bertrand Achou (Retirement and Savings Institute)
    Outcomes:

  • Causal effect of education on households’ financial situation
    Philippe d’Astous (Finance) et al.

  • Financial products and decumulation in retirement
    Pierre-Carl Michaud (Applied Economics) and Pascal St-Amour (Université de Lausanne)

  • Mortgage structure and retirement in Denmark
    Philippe d’Astous (Finance) et al.
    Outcomes: