January 2021 Newsletter

Web Version

Publication of the book Le Québec économique 9 : Perspectives et défis de la transformation numérique

New free digital edition

In its ninth edition, Le Québec économique focuses on the opportunities and challenges related to digital transformation. It brings together the work of 44 researchers from CIRANO and other institutions.

This edition was written under the scientific direction of Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin and Benoit Dostie and under the coordination of Genevieve Dufour.

The book is available for free online here.

CIRANO NEWS


In memory of Claude Castonguay
	CIRANO Researchers would like to pay tribute to Claude Castonguay, former Minister of Health, Minister of Family and Social Welfare, Minister of Social Affairs. Claude Castonguay was a CIRANO Invited Fellow between 2007 and 2013 when he wrote his book Santé : l'heure des choix. More information

OUTREACH


Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin and Fabian Lange participated in the Royal Society of Canada Economic Recovery Task Force on COVID-19
	Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Full Professor at Polytechnique Montréal and President and Chief Executive Officer of CIRANO, and Fabian Lange, Associate Professor at McGill University and Main Researcher of the theme Skills at CIRANO, participated in this Task Force which published a report entitled "Renewing the Social Contract: Economic Recovery in Canada from COVID-19". More information

Guy Paré receives the 2020 Pierre Laurin Research Award
	This year’s Pierre Laurin Research Award goes to Guy Paré, Full Professor in the Department of Information Technologies at HEC Montréal, CIRANO Researcher and Fellow, to salute his outstanding scientific career and his contribution to the School’s renown. More information

A LOOK BACK ON OUR EVENTS


CIRANO partner of the Conference of Montreal of the International Economic Forum of the Americas
	CIRANO organized the roundtable "COVID-19 - How International Scientific Research Efforts are Moving us Towards a Safer Future" on December 15, 2020 during the 26th edition of the Conference of Montreal of the International Economic Forum of the Americas. More information

UPCOMING EVENTS

Launch of the Bourstad 2021 Challenge

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

CIRANO and its main partner for this activity, Autorité des marchés financiers, will pay tribute to the winners of the 2020 edition and launch the registration campaign in the 34th edition of the Bourstad Stock Market Challenge. The challenge is taken each year by thousands of participants (students and general public) who manage a virtual portfolio of $ 200,000 and invest this amount in various investment vehicles. By invitation only.

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Seminar: Factors that Prevent or Facilitate the Expansion of Fast-growing SMEs in the Bio-food Industry

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Annie Royer (Université Laval and CIRANO) and Josée St-Pierre (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and CIRANO) will present the results of the CIRANO report "Facteurs qui entravent ou facilitent l’expansion des PME en croissance rapide de l’industrie bioalimentaire".

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Seminar: Montreal Econometrics Seminar 2020-2021

Friday, February 19, 2021

Seminar organized in collaboration with CIREQ and the departments of economics of the Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Concordia University and McGill University

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CEO Seminar: Cynthia Garneau (VIA Rail Canada)

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Ms Cynthia Garneau, President and CEO at VIA Rail Canada, will share her experience during a networking event gathering researchers and business people. By invitation only.

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