Research themes

CIRANO plays the role of scientific reference and external expertise for its partners in the independent assessment of new public policies, current programs, and the impacts of those policies and programs. CIRANO’s mandates are geared towards economic issues affecting the public sector with a concern for the development of sound and innovative public policies to address these issues.

Research themes

Business cycles and Financial Markets

A wide range of topics related to the study of business cycles, the functioning of the financial markets and the macrofinancial linkages

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Health

Understand the impact of current and future changes, evaluate the impacts of the policies put in place and use state-of-the-art modeling tools and evaluation methods applied to administrative and population-based data

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Inequality and Poverty

A broad range of perspectives on issues of inequality between people, including inequality of opportunity, income and wealth

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Innovation and Digital Transformation

Study the impact of digital transformation on the labour market, the determinants of open innovation and the impact of the use of artificial intelligence on the competitiveness of Quebec industries

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Sustainable Development and Agri-Food

Brings together researchers interested in carbon pricing, the agriculture and bio-food sector, the circular economy, energy issues, and environmental and climate risk management

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Territories

Understand the relationship between space and society and address the issues pertaining to the development and governance of territories

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World Economy

Focus on the dynamics of companies and territories in a context of strong international integration, as well as their implications for public policy

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