Director
Philippe d’Astous
Holder of the Desjardins Research Professorship in Personal Finance and is an professor in the Department of Finance at HEC Montréal. He holds a PhD in Risk Management from Georgia State University. His research focuses on individuals’ decision-making regarding their debt, savings, and consumption. He has gained varied experience in empirical work using individual-level microdata, both administrative and survey-based.
Fellow
Frank-Olivier Garané (Assistant Professor, UQAM)
Research Officer
Jean Mary Samuel, M.Sc.
Research Officer
Maria Cristina Cardenas Barriga, M.Sc.
Students
Rachel Chen (Ph.D)
Hatong Sun (M.Sc., supervised project)
Céline Laine (M.Sc., supervised project)
Cédric Beaulieu (M.Sc., supervised project)
Jérémie Ménard (M.Sc., supervised project)
Co-authors and collaborators
Andersen, Steffen
Boyer, Martin
Martinez-Correa, Jimmy
Dionne, Georges
Gemmo, Irina
Glenzer, Franca
Michaud, Pierre-Carl
Scholnick, Barry
Shore, Stephen
Administrative Staff
David Boisclair, Executive Director, Retirement and Savings Institute
Lee Boyle, Operations and Events Officer, Retirement and Savings Institute
Advisory Committee
Caroline Aubé (HEC Montréal)
David Boisclair (HEC Montréal)
Charles Mercille (Desjardins)
Stephen Shore (Georgia State University)
The Financial Education Lab is part of the HEC Montréal Retirement and Savings Institute ecosystem
