Newsletter - March 2024

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CIRANO celebrates International Women's Day

On this International Women’s Day, CIRANO recognizes the contribution of women CIRANO Researchers and Fellows to the advancement of knowledge and recognizes all the work done towards equality between women and men.

We would also like to take this opportunity to invite you to the 3rd edition of Women in Economics on April 19 at Université Laval.

Keynote speaker Pascaline Dupas, Professor at Princeton University, will present her work on gender dynamics in economics research seminars. Dr. Sonia Laszlo, McGill University Professor and Fellow CIRANO, will report on the issue of gender bias. The symposium will also be an opportunity for PhD and post-doctoral students to present their work at a research seminar on gender economics.

This event is organized in partnership with the Department of Economics at Université Laval, the Canadian Women Economists Committee (CWEC) and the Centre de recherche sur les risques, les enjeux économiques et les politiques publiques (CRREP).

This event will be held in in the presence of Julie Gingras, Deputy Minister of Finance of Quebec.

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CIRANO NEWS


Launch of the CIRANO project with Transport Canada on March 21: Register now!
	Join us for the launch of CIRANO "Data Science and Knowledge Transfer Hub for Intermodal Trade and Transportation in the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Corridor (SLGL)" on March 21! Read more

Successful CIRANO thematic year symposium in Quebec City
	As part of its thematic year, CIRANO organized a colloquium and workshops on "Accelerating the transition to a sustainable and innovative biofood sector" on February 28, 2024 in Quebec City. Over 80 participants took part in this exceptional day of productive exchanges between CIRANO's research community and representatives of nearly 20 government departments and agencies from Quebec and the federal government. Read more

New content video : Agrifood, a transforming and strategic sector
	The food sector is one of the most strategic in any nation. Yet, whether it be supply issues, climate disruption or economic conjuncture, the agri-food sector faces many points of tension. Researchers Annie Royer (Université Laval, CIRANO), Sophie Bernard (Polytechnique Montréal, CIRANO), Lota Tamini (Université Laval, CIRANO) and Ingrid Peignier, CIRANO's Senior Director of Partnerships and Research Valorization, explain these challenges in a new CIRANO video. Read more

Discussions and expert advices on assessing the functional autonomy of seniors in Quebec
	On February 1st at CIRANO, Joanne Castonguay, Commissaire à la santé et au bien-être (CSBE), discussed the recommendations of two teams of experts on assessing the functional autonomy of the elderly in Quebec. The results and recommendations of a CIRANO study on the efficiency of health services and policies, and another one by the Pôle santé of HEC Montréal, were discussed at the event. Read more

Canadian-born visible minorities are the blind spot in integration policies
	Canadian-born visible minorities are the blind spot in integration policies. This is what Brahim Boudarbat (Université de Montréal, CIRANO) and Idossou Marius Adom (International Monetary Fund) conclude in a recent CIRANO study. Even if they were born in Canada, have a good knowledge of French or English, and have been educated here, members of a visible minority seem to have difficulty finding a place in the job market. Read more

Bourstad Webinar: a series of webinars providing useful advice
	Registration for the Bourstad 2024 contest is now closed, and participants have until April 12 to manage their $200,000 virtual portfolio by investing this amount in various investment vehicles. To help them, webinars in English and French are organized on various topics. Read more

OUTREACH


François Vaillancourt invited to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages
	François Vaillancourt, CIRANO Researcher and Fellow, took part in the work of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages at a meeting on February 26, 2023. He was present as an expert on the subject of economic development of official language minority communities. Read more

The CIRANO study on ADHD still in the news
	In an article in La Presse, Francis Vailles looks at the difficulties faced by children in elementary schools in Quebec and cited the CIRANO study conducted by Catherine Haeck and Philip Merrigan, both professors at ESG-UQAM and Fellows CIRANO. The study highlights the issue of ADHD overdiagnoses. Read more

CIRANO contributed to the national consultation on AI regulation led by the Quebec Innovation Council
	Several CIRANO researchers participated in expert meetings. Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin (Polytechnique Montréal) and CEO of CIRANO co-led discussions on the impact of AI on employment and the labor market with Éric Gingras, president of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec. Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

CIRANO-CIREQ Workshop on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Friday, March 15, 2024

This workshop on natural resource and environmental economics will host Rémi Generoso, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lille University, and Ekaterina Alekhanova, Ph.D. candidate at Carleton University.

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Data Science for Saint Lawrence-Great Lakes: Innovation and Collaboration

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Once again this year, globalization is tinged with a high degree of uncertainty, due in particular to geopolitical turmoil, the difficult post-pandemic recovery and the rapid evolution of climate change. The St. Lawrence-Great Lakes macro-region (SLGL) alone accounts for $6,000 billion in GDP, making it the third largest economy in the world. CIRANO is proposing to address these important issues at a full-day symposium to be held in English in Montreal on March 21, 2024. The day will bring together several representatives from the federal, provincial (Quebec and Ontario) and municipal (Montreal, Quebec) governments to discuss these crucial issues with CIRANO researchers and external collaborators. Several key representatives from the transportation and international trade industries will also be present.

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Webinaire Bourstad : La transition vers un secteur alimentaire bioalimentaire durable et innovant

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

As part of the "Accelerating the transition to a sustainable and innovative biofood sector" thematic year, Thierry Warin, CIRANO Fellow and Principal Investigator of the Global Economy Grand Theme, will present the many issues at stake.

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External activity - CIREQ Workshop : Interdisciplinary Perspectives on AI as an Agent of Change

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Fabian Lange, CIRANO Researcher and Fellow and Principal Investigator of the Pôle Compétences, organizes the CIREQ workshop "Interdisciplinary perspectives on AI as an agent of change".

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External activity - Minimum income: Rethinking government income support measures in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada

Thursday, April 4, 2024

In recent years, some provinces have explored the idea of introducing a guaranteed minimum income. What has research in Quebec, and more recently in Prince Edward Island, discovered about the potential of this policy idea? To find out, the Jacques-Parizeau Research Chair in Economic Policy invites you to a luncheon on April 4, 2024, at the new Hélène-Desmarais building at HEC Montréal (downtown), where renowned experts, Benoît Robidoux and Raquel Fonseca, will present their research and thoughts.

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CIRANO-CIREQ Workshop on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Friday, April 5, 2024

This workshop on natural resource and environmental economics will host Miao Dai, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Environmental Economics - Montpellier, and Amanda Guimbeau, assistant professor at Université Sherbrooke.

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CEO Seminar: Éric Lachance

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Éric Lachance, President and CEO of Energir, will share his experience at a 5 à 7 with researchers and business people. The interview between Louise Roy and Éric Lachance will be followed by a networking cocktail. Invitation-only event.

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Demand and supply of LTC services : new perspectives from economics, sociology and political sciences

Thursday, April 18, 2024

The population of industrialized countries is aging, leading to a prioritization of economic, sociological, and political issues related to support and long-term care programs for seniors. Quebec and Canada are not excluded from this demographic trend and several public reports demonstrate the need to examine the coverage, generosity, and costs of these programs to better plan for the years to come. This event is organized by Marie-Louise Leroux (UQAM, CIRANO) and Patrik Marier (Concordia University), in collaboration with CREEI, CREGÉS, FRQSC, the RSI, ESG UQAM, Concordia University and CIRANO. It will bring together numerous world-renowned researchers in political science, economics, and sociology, aiming to take stock of the major questions linked to the issues around loss of autonomy, stimulate discussion on these societal issues, and provide possible answers

Information and registration