08 February 2017 Conference: The Evolution of Income Inequality in Canada and the Role of Public Policy Income Inequality: The Canadian Story, co-edited by David Green, Craig Riddell, and France St-Hilaire, provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and factors that have contributed to this situation in recent decades and suggests possible solutions for the future. France St-Hilaire, IRPP's...
26 January 2017 Conference: Presentation of the Results of the Baromètre CIRANO 2017 The conference focused on the results of the 2017 edition of the Baromètre CIRANO. This latest edition presents the perceptions of the population on 44 issues grouped into 10 main themes: natural risks, environmental risks and those related to energy resources, industrial risks, risks...
12 January 2017 Conference: D.J. Trump’s infrastructure plan: What is it? How innovative is it? What it could be? The proposed Infrastructure Plan of D.J. Trump promises to "pursue investments in transportation, clean water, a modern and reliable electricity grid, telecommunications, security infrastructure, and other pressing domestic infrastructure needs … [and] Create thousands of new jobs...
11 January 2017 Launch of the Bourstad 2017 Challenge CIRANO and its main partner for this activity, Autorité des marchés financiers, launched the registration campaign in the 30th edition of the Bourstad Stock Market Challenge. The challenge is taken each year by thousands of participants (students and general public) who manage a...