November 2017 Newsletter
 
Inaugural seminar of the Year of Education (2017-2018) at CIRANO
 Friday, November 17, 2017, 12:00 am (lunch at 11:30 am)
On the occasion of the launch of the Year of Education at CIRANO, Bernard Dafflon (University of Fribourg), François Vaillancourt (University of Montreal) and Jean-Philippe Meloche (University of Montreal) will host a seminar on the financing of the primary and secondary education: The case of the Swiss and Canadian federations. In French.
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Raising the Take-up of Higher Education Grants among Disadvantaged Students: Evidence from a CIRANO Experiment
 Monday, December 4, 2017, 12:30 am (lunch at 12:00 am)
Julie Pernaudet (École Polytechnique, France) will present the latest results of a CIRANO experience on financial aids. In French.
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Futures Events
CEO Seminar - Marie-Josée Lamothe (Google Canada)
 Monday, November 27, 2017, 5:00 pm
Marie-Josée Lamothe, Managing director - Quebec for Google Canada, will share her experience during a 5@7 bringing both researchers and business leaders. The presentation will be followed by a networking cocktail. By invitation only. In French.
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Macroeconomic workshop
 Friday, December 1, 2017, 9:30 am (lunch included)
It will allow to Montreal-based researchers to meet and to discuss their latest research (Joint Montreal Macro Brownbag).
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Comoment Risk in Corporate Bond Yields and Returns
 Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 12:30 am (lunch at 12:00 am)
This seminar will be presented by Pascal François (Professor at HEC Montréal and Director of Montreal Institute of Structured Finance and Derivatives).
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Economic evaluation of innovative health interventions: experts views on arbitration between health and costs
Panel organized by CIRANO in partnership with IRSPUM and ESPUM
 Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 5:00 pm
Sandy Tubeuf (University of Leeds) and Thomas Poder (UETMISSS and CRCHUS) will discuss the issues and challenges associated with health cost-utility studies by illustrating them from British and Quebec studies. By invitation only. In French.
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