Team
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudia De Fuentes — SMU profile
- Co-Investigator: Dr. Joniada Milla — Personal website
- Collaborator: Dr. Hao (Leo) Lu — SMU profile
- Collaborator: Dr. Joseph Jung — Personal website
Funding
Research and Policy Initiatives Assistance (RPIA) Research Grant, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. 2020 – 2022. Amount: $87,500.00. Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudia De Fuentes. Co-Investigator: Dr. Joniada Milla.
Sobey Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Grant (Internal), Saint Mary’s University. 2020 – 2024. Amount: $55,000.00. Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudia De Fuentes. Co-Investigator: Dr. Joniada Milla. Partially funded Dr. Hao (Leo) Lu’s post-doctoral position on this project.
Research Output
Working Papers
- “Government Subsidies as a Risk-Sharing Policy Tool in Innovation Investment,” Hao Lu, Claudia De Fuentes, Joniada Milla and Soheil Ahmadi. IZA Discussion Paper No. 15725. https://docs.iza.org/dp15725.pdf (Under Review)
- “The Impact of Innovation Subsidies in Atlantic Canada,” Joniada Milla, Claudia De Fuentes, Hao Lu and Joseph Jung.
Work-in-Progress
- “Effectiveness of an Innovation Policy Mix: Evidence from Canada,” Joniada Milla, Claudia De Fuentes, Joseph Jung, and Hao Lu.
Events
Organized
- CIPA Session in Policy Analysis, 52nd Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS — October 2026. Chair: Dr. Joniada Milla.
Presented
The Impact of Innovation Subsidies in Atlantic Canada — presented by Joniada Milla at:
- CIPA Session in Policy Analysis, Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference, Wolfville, NS — 10/2026
- International Conference on Empirical Economics (virtual) — 08/2025
- Canadian Economic Association (CEA) Annual Meeting (virtual) — 05/2025
- Strategic Research Network Seminar, Data Science, Research and Development, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (virtual) — 03/2025
Invited Panels and Seminars
- 04/2023 — Claudia De Fuentes and Joniada Milla. OECD Workshop on STI Systems in Transitions: Effective Approaches to Address Skills and Capabilities Needs. OECD, DSIT (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) and InnovateUK, United Kingdom (Invited Panel).
Training and Highly Qualified Personnel
- Dr. Hao (Leo) Lu — Post-doctoral fellow, Saint Mary’s University (2020–2021), partially funded by the Sobey Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Grant; now Associate Professor of Management, Saint Mary’s University (2022–present)