Team
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudia De Fuentes — SMU profile
- Co-Investigator: Dr. Joniada Milla — Personal website
- Co-Investigator: Dr. Hao (Leo) Lu — SMU profile
- Research Associate: Dr. Joseph Jung — Personal website
Funding
Research and Policy Initiatives Assistance (RPIA) Research Grant, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. 2023 – 2025. Amount: $99,800.00. Principal Investigator: Dr. Claudia De Fuentes. Co-Investigators: Dr. Joniada Milla, Dr. Hao Lu.
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. Joseph Jung’s post-doctoral position on this project.
Research Output
Working Papers
- “The impact of government clean technology innovation support on corporate energy-related R&D expenditures: Transition to low carbon economy.” Joseph Jung, Claudia De Fuentes, Hao Lu and Joniada Milla. (Under Review)
Work-in-Progress
- “Determinants of clean technology innovation: Does clean-tech support to innovation pay off?” Claudia De Fuentes, Joseph Jung, Hao Lu and Joniada Milla.
- “Assessing the Impact of Government Clean Technology Innovation Support Programs on Corporate Energy-related R&D Expenditures,” Joseph Jung, Claudia De Fuentes, Hao Lu, and Joniada Milla.
Events
Organized
- CIPA Session in Policy Analysis, 52nd Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS — October 2026. Chair: Dr. Joniada Milla.
Presented
Determinants of clean technology innovation: Does clean-tech support to innovation pay off? — presented by Claudia De Fuentes at:
- Globelics International Conference, Pretoria, South Africa — 11/2025
- Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference, St. John’s, NL — 10/2025
- DRUID 25, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON — 06/2025
- Management Department Seminar Series, Saint Mary’s University — 02/2025
Assessing the impact of government clean technology innovation support programs: Transition to low carbon economy — presented by Joseph Jung at:
- Korean Industrial Economic Association Conference, Chungju, Korea — 11/2025
- Research Spotlight Series, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS — 11/2025
- Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference, St. John’s, NL — 10/2025
- DRUID 25, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON — 06/2025
- 59th Canadian Economics Association Conference (virtual) — 05/2025
- Management Department Seminar, Sobey School of Business, Halifax, NS — 02/2025
- NACLICS PhD Academy, Halifax, NS — 06/2024
- Korea Causal Inference Summer Workshop (virtual) — 06/2024
- 58th Canadian Economics Association Conference, Toronto, ON — 06/2024
Government Clean Tech Subsidies and Corporate Innovation Strategies: In-House Commitment or Outsourced Flexibility? — presented by Hao (Leo) Lu at:
- Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference, St. John’s, NL — 10/2025
Invited Panels and Seminars
- 02/2026 — Claudia De Fuentes, Joniada Milla, Joseph Jung. Quantitative Impact Assessment Workshop, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
Training and Highly Qualified Personnel
- Dr. Joseph Jung — Post-doctoral fellow, Saint Mary’s University (2023–2025), partially funded by the Sobey Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Grant; Research Associate, Saint Mary’s University (2026–present)