Iwan Meier, HEC Montréal

Research

sustainable investments mutual funds pension plans investor behavior

Latest funding

Stranded Value: Pricing Transition Risks using Fossil Fuel Firm Valuations
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$43,535
Environmental Footprint of Mutual Funds and Pension Plans
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$71,521

All 2 grants and awards

Stranded Value: Pricing Transition Risks using Fossil Fuel Firm Valuations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sokolovski, Valeri

$43,535

Environmental Footprint of Mutual Funds and Pension Plans

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Meier, Iwan

Keywords: sustainable investments; mutual funds; pension plans; investor behavior

$71,521

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: sustainable investments Dear Professor Meier, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on sustainable investments connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Environmental Footprint of Mutual Funds and Pension Plans" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]