Each year, the OEE launches a call for proposals for researchers and academic professionals in Europe. The objective is to fund research projects on current issues relating to savings in Europe. The themes proposed are initially discussed and determined in collaboration with active members of the OEE at its annual Scientific Committee meeting. Work stemming from this will eventually be presented by its authors at conferences organized by the OEE.

Themes

1. Targeted analysis of the need for retirement savings
2. The concentration of financial assets and investment flows
3. Savings and portfolio strategy without any safe asset

Previous Calls for Tenders

12th Call for Tenders – April 2011

Themes

1. Financial decumulation at old age
2. Impact of better information on pension wealth
3. Projection of savings product offers, asset allocation and industry structure of European insurance companies

11th Call for Tenders – April 2010

Themes

1. Financial illiteracy
2. Portfolio insurance
3. Taxonomy of European investors and their behaviour

10th Call for Tenders – March 2009

Themes

1. Impact of the financial crisis on risk attitude and beliefs
2. The role of real and nominal interest rates as driving forces of the savings motive
3. Intergenerational aspects of portfolio risk management

9th Call for Tenders – April 2008

Themes

1. Impacts of Tax Reforms on Households’ Saving Behaviour in Europe
2. Typology of Institutional Investors in Europe and their Assets Allocation Strategy
3. Beliefs, Knowledge, Information and Financial Education
4. Real Estate Markets
5. Estimation of Assets Returns Predictability in Europe and its Implications on Individual Assets Management

8th Call for Tenders – April 2007

Themes

1. Industrial organisation of asset management
2. Investment profiles and portfolio advices
3. Interaction between the long-term saving industry, insurance markets and lifecycle risks

7th Call for Tenders – March 2006

Themes

1. Industrial organisation of asset management
2. Investment profiles and portfolio advices
3. Interaction between the long-term saving industry, insurance markets and lifecycle risks

6th Call for Tenders – January 2005

Theme

1. L‘épargne des ménages permettra-t-elle d’assurer, à moyen et long terme, une croissance durable de l’espace économique européen ?

5th Call for Tenders – January 2004

Themes

1. Gouvernance de l’intermédiation de marché et volatilité de 1996 – 2002.
2. Les réactions des épargnants aux performances des fonds d’investissement.

4th Call for Tenders – June 2003

Themes

1. Les performances nettes des placements des particuliers en Europe au cours de l’année 2002.
2. Le financement du logement par les ménages.

3rd Call for Tenders – July 2002

Themes

1. Les normes d‘évaluation des fonds de pension en Europe.
2. Décomposition du patrimoine financier des ménages en Europe.
3. Le rôle du capital-investissement dans la financiarisation du patrimoine des entrepreneurs.
4. Le financement du logement par les ménages en Europe.

2nd Call for Tenders – March 2000

Themes

1. Produits sectoriels
2. Détention d’actions cotées
3. Fiscalité
4. Construction des tableaux de financements des ménages
5. L‘épargne dans les petits pays européens

1st Call for Tenders – October 1999

Themes

1. Revenu, flux d‘épargne, patrimoine et engagements financiers des ménages selon les groupes d‘âge.
2. Construction des tableaux de financements des ménages.
3. Répartition des réserves techniques des sociétés d’assurance vie entre contrats monétaires et en unités de compte.
4. Destination finale de l‘épargne des ménages.
5. Compte de la dette immobilière des ménages.
6. Evaluation des actions non cotées.