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Le Québec économique

With realistic portraits and quality analyses, “Le Québec économique” project aims to fuel debate on issues that interest and affect all Quebecers. By contributing to the understanding of current issues, “Le Québec économique” is a must on the Quebec economic scene.

Created in 2009 with the purpose of taking stock of the recession aftermath, “Le Québec économique” has evolved over the years. As a CIRANO flagship project, it now comprises:

  • The Québec économique website: The informational portal on current Quebec economy
  • Seven collective works of Le Québec économique series
  • A publication in the “Point de mire sur le Québec économique” collection

Collective works of Le Québec économique series

The books of Le Québec économique series focus on the vulgarization of research and bring together a set of chapters from various authors. Some of the chapters are of a general nature, but the majority of the chapters are part of a chosen theme for each volume. These thematic chapters derive mainly from projects carried out at CIRANO or from its associated researchers. Each chapter addresses an aspect of the chosen theme and eventually proposes avenues for reflection on public policy avenues that could be followed by Quebec to reach its objectives on these matters.

“Point de mire sur le Québec économique”

This collection proposes current and accessible analysis on Quebec’s major economic issues. Its objective is to reach a large audience by vulgarization economic information.

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Baromètre CIRANO

The CIRANO Barometer takes stock of Quebecers’ concerns and perceptions on various societal issues by way of a data analysis survey since 2011. It is also a unique tool allowing for the identification of the determinants of acceptability on various societal issues.

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Mondo: Interactive International Data

Mondo international is a search engine for relevant global data, mainly macro data and reinforced by micro data.

Mondo international is powered via APIs such as the World Bank's but also via data packages developed by Prof. Thierry Warin's team such as iriR.The team of Data Scientists and researchers continuously enrich the Mondo international database through the development of new specific data packages.

Ablog is also available allowing for more advanced highlighting and contextualization of data from the Mondo international database.

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Avant-Garde

Combining knowledge and leadership to meet the global challenges of the 21st century

Avant-Garde is a series of seminars on a current annual theme aimed at the new generation. The theme focuses on an opportunity or a challenge for our societies in the 21st century.

This seminar was created in 2015 at CIRANO as part of its transfer mission. It is aimed at young people, some of whom will have positions of responsibility in the near future, whether in the private, public or community sector.

The objective is multiple:

  • educate and inform conversations on topics of importance to society,
  • bring participants to refine their opinions on scientifically based elements, and develop the ability to – listen with people who have different opinions,
  • understand the sensitivities of a diverse audience,
  • exchange and confront ideas.

The method is a series of seminars favouring discussions, based on scientific knowledge, with professional speakers who come to explain their point of view and academic speakers who shed light on the year’s theme.

Bourstad stock market simulations

Gagnants de l'édition 2019

Les gagnants de l'édition 2019 de Bourstad ont été annoncés lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix. Pour la liste complète des lauréats de prix et des mentions d'excellence, veuillez consulter les résultats (en format PDF).

A stimulating way to familiarize yourself with the world of economics and finance!

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Dans une simulation Bourstad, les participants gèrent un portefeuille fictif de 200 000 $ en investissant dans de véritables valeurs de placement transigées sur les bourses canadiennes et sur d’autres marchés financiers, ainsi que dans des fonds d'investissement gérés activement. Les gestionnaires de portefeuilles virtuels peuvent choisir des titres parmi une sélection de plus de 600 valeurs. Les participants sont soutenus par 100 enseignants dans les écoles participantes et une équipe de soutien du CIRANO.

En adhérant au programme d'éducation financière BOURSTAD, les maisons d’enseignement peuvent inscrire leurs élèves dans la version scolaire du concours Bourstad et organiser des simulations privées Bourstad pour leurs élèves et leur personnel.

Le concours Bourstad, qui a débuté en 1987, rejoint maintenant un public plus large suite au lancement en 2017 de la version anglaise. La mise à niveau de la plateforme a également permis d’introduire Bourstad en tout temps, une simulation individuelle et gratuite à laquelle plus de 19 000 personnes sont aujourd’hui inscrites.

Devenu maître d’œuvre du programme Bourstad en 2015, le CIRANO a complété deux phases majeures de développement qui ont permis une importante mise à niveau de la plateforme technologique.

Le CIRANO reçoit l’appui de nombreux partenaires pour ce projet d’éducation financière: l’Autorité des marchés financiers, son partenaire principal, la Banque TD, le journal Les Affaires, l’Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (OCRCVM), Finance Montréal, CFA Montréal, le Groupe TMX, QuoteMedia et Hyprasoft.

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En avant math!

A national initiative to promote mathematics

The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) and the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO) are launching a national initiative to promote mathematics and increase numeracy. The $1 million grant has been awarded by the Minister of Finance for the "Establishment of a Strategy to Foster the Development of a Highly Skilled Workforce in Applied Mathematics for Leading-Edge Fields".

FinÉcoLab

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Concurrence

CRESSE Fellowships

The Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO) in Montreal, the Rotman Institute for International Business, in the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (“the Centres”) are pleased to announce a partnership with the European Summer School and Conference in Competition and Regulation (CRESSE: www.cresse.info).

The goal is to encourage and facilitate greater participation by young Canadian economists in this world class conference and summer school. In its tenth year in 2015, CRESSE will feature presentations and teaching by some of the leading competition policy experts in the world, including 2014 Nobel Laureate Jean Tirole who will be a Keynote Conference Speaker. More about this year’s summer school and conference can be found at: www.cresse.info

The summer school is ideal for those interested in competition economics but who, while trained in microeconomic theory and industrial organization, may have had limited opportunity for focused study in the field.

Past Activities :

  • 8 july 2015 Séances CIRANO - Phelps Center (UBC) - Rotman IIB (Toronto) au congrès de l’ACE/CEA (Program)
  • 30 mai 2015, Ryerson Univ, Toronto (Program)

Radar des Valeurs

Personal and collective values are crucial to the development, analysis and implementation of public health policies. We need to know our own values in order to understand how they can influence our reactions and positions when faced with public policies.

To help you situate yourself in relation to the main values, we have designed a values self-assessment questionnaire based on the literature and expert opinion on the subject.

Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement.

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Realtime : The Forecasting and High-Dimensional Data Analysis Group

In brief

New issues related to forecasting in macroeconomics and finance. have emerged as larger and richer data sets have become available. The FHDDA Group at CIRANO has taken up two lines of research:

  • We address the gains in forecast accuracy attainable in "data-rich" environments where the number of series available for use in a forecast may number in the dozens or hundreds. Research has focused on useful ways to summarize their information in dimensionally-reduced models such as factor models, or by combining models by techniques such as Bayesian model averaging.
  • We have investigated the potential effects on our models, estimation procedures, and evaluations caused by the use of preliminary data which are later revised. "Real-time" data analysis studies the revisions to measured data across different "vintages" of series, and the impact on our economic analyses. The past three years CIRANO has hosted a "Real-time" conference. We will continue to do so.

This WEB page summarizes the work undertaken at CIRANO in these area and provides links to conferences and relevant data sources. Please contact us with additional information that may be of interest to the research community.

Research Team

Working Papers

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Lessons From the Latest Data on U.S. Productivity

Jan P.A.M. Jacobs and Simon van Norden

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Calibration and Resolution Diagnostics for Bank of England Density Forecasts

John W. Galbraith and Simon van Norden

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The Calibration of Probabilistic Economic Forecasts

John W. Galbraith and Simon van Norden

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The Reliability of Inflation Forecasts Based on Output Gap Estimates in Real Time

Athanasios Orphanides and Simon van Norden

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The Unreliability of Output Gap Estimates in Real Time

Athanasios Orphanides and Simon van Norden

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Forecasting Some Low-Predictability Time Series Using Diffusion Indices

Marc Brisson, Bryan Campbell and John W. Galbraith

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An Empirical Analysis of the Canadian Budget Process

Bryan Campbell and Eric Ghysels

Conferences