June 2020 Newsletter
 
CIRANO Researchers are mobilized to respond to the call launched by Quebec's Minister of Finance
tw Quebec Minister of Finance Eric Girard has issued a call to the academic economists community to propose, through research and other means, actions to accelerate the economic recovery, ensure sustainable economic growth, revitalize Quebec's regions and reduce the budget deficit that will result from the COVID-19 pandemic, while maintaining adequate funding for health and education.
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A website dedicated to COVID-19
tw Follow all the contributions of our researchers, fellows and visiting fellows on our website dedicated to COVID-19, updated regularly.
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CIRANO Researchers in the media
tw In the current pandemic context, our researchers, fellows and invited fellows also speak out in the press to share their expertise in understanding the issues and suggest possible solutions.
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Zoom on the work of the HEALTH major project
tw In the context of the current health crisis, CIRANO Researchers, Fellows and Invited Fellows have mobilized around a HEALTH workgroup to help the government respond to the challenges facing the health system. Several research projects are underway. Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Main Health Researcher at CIRANO is leading this major project.
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Zoom on the work of the EMPLOYMENT major project
tw CIRANO researchers have mobilized to assist governments and private partners in managing the COVID-19 crisis for all employment issues. For example, a tool to assess the risks and benefits of various professions and industries in relation to COVID-19 has been adapted for Quebec by a group of researchers including Catherine Haeck and Marie Connolly of CIRANO. This tool helps in the decision-making process regarding the reopening of different industries in the economy.
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CIRANO NEWS
Thank you to Marcelin Joanis
tw The CIRANO team would like to extend its warmest thanks to M. Joanis, Professor at Polytechnique Montréal, who ended his term as CIRANO's Vice-President of Research on May 31, 2020.
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2020-2021 Research Program
tw It is in a very particular context that we are presenting the 2020-2021 Research Program to you. Part of our programming will be devoted to specific projects in the context of COVID-19.
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Laura Lasio appointed Co-Main Researcher in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy
tw Laura Lasio, Professor in the Department of Economics at McGill University, has been appointed Co-Main Researcher in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy of the major theme "Competition".
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OUTREACH
Marie Connolly participated in a panel organized by the Chambre of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
tw On June 10, 2020, Marie Connolly, professor in the Department of Economics at ESG UQAM and CIRANO Researcher and Fellow, expert in human capital and labour economics, took part in a panel discussion on the challenges of the gradual return to work and more specifically on how the accelerated digital shift will transform the customer experience.
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Jean-Denis Garon invited to testify before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance
tw Jean-Denis Garon, professor in the Department of Economics at ESG UQAM and Main researcher of the theme Economic and Fiscal Policy at CIRANO, was invited on June 4, 2020 to present to the Panel on the Economic and Fiscal Outlook of the Standing Committee on Finance of the House of Commons of Canada.
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Several CIRANO Researchers took part in the committee of economic experts for Montreal's economic recovery
tw Several CIRANO Researchers participated in the committee of economic experts mandated by the City of Montreal to find ways to boost the city's economy: Luc Godbout (Chaire en fiscalité et en finances publiques of the Université de Sherbrooke), Committee's Chairman, Raquel Fonseca (ESG UQAM and Research Chair in Intergenerational Economics), Pier-André Bouchard St-Amant (ÉNAP) and Lota D. Tamini (Université Laval).
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Human Resources Forum - Reorganization of work in a pandemic context
tw CIRANO invited its partners on June 3, 2020 to an exclusive Human Resources Forum on the theme of work reorganization in a pandemic context (telework, mental health in times of pandemic, performance, labour market). Three CIRANO Researchers, Sylvie St-Onge (HEC Montréal), Maude Boulet (ENAP) and Fabian Lange (McGill), presented their past and current research. A period of exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge between CIRANO's partners and the researchers was followed by a brainstorming session that confirmed CIRANO's position as a gathering place that facilitates collaboration between research and the business world.
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SELECTED COVID-19 PUBLICATIONS
Impacts of the Pandemic on Personal Finances
tw A series by Pierre-Carl Michaud (HEC Montréal and CIRANO), Bertrand Achou, David Boisclair, Philippe d'Astous, Raquel Fonseca (UQAM and CIRANO) and Franca Glenzer (HEC Montréal).
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Reinventing our Governance Models and Operations. The Turning Point for Canada and Quebec?
tw A text by Alain Dudoit (Fellow invité CIRANO)
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Looking at the Management of the COVID-19 Lockdown Through the Lens of Real Options Analysis
tw A text by Marcel Boyer (CIRANO Fellow and Professor Emeritus Université de Montréal)
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Taxation of Multinationals: Some Proposals to Improve tax Fairness in Times of Crisis
tw A text by Julien Martin (UQAM and CIRANO) and Jean-Denis Garon (UQAM and CIRANO)
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The Cost Associated With Inflexible Wages in the Quebec Public Sector Revealed by the COVID-19 Crisis
tw A text by Bruce Shearer (CIRANO Researcher and Fellow and Université Laval)
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Burgundy Report
COVID-19 – Reinventing our Governance Models and Operations. The Turning Point for Canada and Quebec?
(Alain Dudoit)
COVID-19 Insights
COVID-19, Public Management and Type 1 Errors
(Daniel J. Caron, Sara Bernardi)
Competition, Open Social Democracy, and the COVID-19 Pandemic (Marcel Boyer)
Faut-il valider l’efficacité de la chloroquine avec la même méthode que celle du parachute ? (Georges Borgès Da Silva, Roxane Borgès Da Silva)
Looking at the Management of the COVID-19 Lockdown Through the Lens of Real Options Analysis (Marcel Boyer, Éric Gravel)
Taxation des multinationales : quelques propositions pour améliorer l’équité fiscale en période de crise (Jean-Denis Garon, Julien Martin)
Compter les morts? Une analyse de la mortalité excédentaire récente en temps de pandémie (Pierre-Carl Michaud)
Dans « l’AVEC COVID-19 », mieux vaux investir que soutenir (Partie 1/2) (Henri-Paul Rousseau)
Le coût associé aux salaires inflexibles du secteur public québécois révélé par la crise du COVID-19 (Bruce Shearer)
Besoin de revoir les mesures de soutien du revenu? Effets sur l’incitation au travail (David Boisclair, Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Gäelle Simard-Duplain, Pierre-Yves Yanni)
Do we Need to Take Another Look at Income Support? Impacts on the Incentive to Work (David Boisclair, Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Gäelle Simard-Duplain, Pierre-Yves Yanni)
Effets de la pandémie sur les finances personnelles : Un premier coup d’œil (Bertrand Achou, David Boisclair, Philippe d'Astous, Raquel Fonseca, Franca Glenzer, ...)
Impacts of the Pandemic on Personal Finances: A Preliminary Assessment (Bertrand Achou, David Boisclair, Philippe d'Astous, Raquel Fonseca, Franca Glenzer, ...)
Dans « l’AVEC COVID-19 », ce n’est pas tant la taille du déficit qui pose problème, mais ce à quoi il sert (Partie 2/2) (Henri-Paul Rousseau)
Amid the cum-COVID-19, the Size of the Deficit Does not Matter as Much as What it is Used for (Part 2/2) (Henri-Paul Rousseau)
Portrait des ménages ayant reçu la Prestation Canadienne d’Urgence et pistes de réflexion (Bertrand Achou, David Boisclair, Philippe d'Astous, Raquel Fonseca, Franca Glenzer, ...)
Amid the cum COVID-19: Investing Matters More Than Supporting! (Part 1/2) (Henri-Paul Rousseau)
Snapshot of Households That Received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and Paths for Further Investigation (Bertrand Achou, David Boisclair, Philippe d'Astous, Raquel Fonseca, Franca Glenzer, ...)
La COVID-19 et le marché du travail : Bilan des derniers mois et leçons tirées des études internationales (David Boisclair, Raquel Fonseca, Simon Lord, Pierre-Carl Michaud)
Project Reports
Analyse de la connectivité économique du Canada et du Québec
(Julien Martin, Dalibor Stevanovic, Adam Kader Touré)
Effets des législations imposant des ratios minimaux obligatoires de personnel infirmier - Une synthèse des preuves scientifiques
(Carl-Ardy Dubois, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay, Sean Clarke)
Working Papers
Les inégalités provinciales aux tests internationaux-nationaux de littéracie : Québec, Ontario et autres provinces canadiennes 2000-2018
(Pierre Lefebvre, Philip Merrigan)
Arbitrage Pricing, Weak Beta, Strong Beta: Identification-Robust and Simultaneous Inference (Marie-Claude Beaulieu, Jean-Marie Dufour, Lynda Khalaf)
Effets des législations imposant des ratios minimaux obligatoires de personnel infirmier - Une synthèse des preuves scientifiques
(Carl-Ardy Dubois, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay, Sean Clarke)
Demographic Profile of COVID-19 Cases, Fatalities, Hospitalizations and Recoveries Across Canadian Provinces (Simona Bignami-Van Assche, Ari Van Assche)
Forecasting the Covid-19 Recession and Recovery: Lessons from the Financial Crisis (Claudia Foroni, Massimiliano Marcellino, Dalibor Stevanovic)
Trade, Education, and Income Inequality (Markus Brueckner, Ngo Van Long, Joaquin Vespignani)
Employer Policies and the Immigrant-Native Earnings Gap (Benoit Dostie, Jiang Li, David Card, Daniel Parent)
The Evolution of the US Family Income-Schooling Relationship and Educational Selectivity (Christian Belzil, Jörgen Hansen)
Reconciling Changes in Wage Inequality With Changes in College Selectivity Using a Behavioral Model (Christian Belzil, Jörgen Hansen)
Waiting for Recovery: The Canadian Labour Market in June 2020 (Sephen R.G. Jones, Fabian Lange, W. Craig Riddell, Case Warman)
Estimating the Value of Higher Education Financial Aid : Evidence from a Field Experiment (Christian Belzil, Arnaud Maurel, Modibo Sidibé)
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