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Is Quebec soon to be the poorest province in Canada?

2012-02-07T04:00:00-05:00

The income gap is widening between Quebec and the richest provinces in Canada while it is shrinking with the poorest. According to the research paper « The income gap between men in Quebec and their counterparts in other Canadian provinces tends to rise at the top of the income distribution, partly due to lower educational attainment, finds the st [...]

The effect of fiscal policy on productivity

2011-12-21T11:44:00-05:00

In their research study “Fiscal Policy, Productivity and External Adjustment: a Comparative Study”, the authors, Hafedh Bouakez, Foued Chihi and Michel Normandin evaluate the effects of unexpected tax cuts and [...]

Technology shocks: a short term sacrifice stimulating long term growth?

2011-12-13T10:42:00-05:00

Surprisingly, it seems that technology are not significantly contributing to economic growth in the short run, as the research study “What is the i [...]

Gas Stations in Quebec, on the Technological Fringe

2011-12-07T08:20:00-05:00

Consumers in Quebec suffer from a more limited service in the province than elsewhere in Canada when they need to fill up, as there are less large gas [...]

How to Make the Most of the Use of New Technologies?

2011-12-01T14:15:00-05:00

New technologies are useful tools for organizations to innovate and then improve their performance. However, using these technologies is not th [...]

Productivity and prosperity in Québec: Third Edition

2011-10-25T08:29:00-04:00

The Centre for Productivity and Prosperity launched the third edition of its annual overview of labour productivity and standard of living trends in Quebec, today. [...]

Canada and Quebec: Ineffective Innovators

2011-05-09T13:36:00-04:00

Canada is one of the most generous [...]

Rising exchange rates discourage investment

2011-04-19T16:07:00-04:00

The rising Canadian dollar in recent years [...]

Labour market reallocation in Quebec contributes less to productivity than in Ontario or in other parts of Canada

2011-04-08T15:58:00-04:00

In Ontario and other parts of Canada, workforce movements generate nearly half [...]

The province is upgrading our transportation infrastructure

2011-04-08T14:00:00-04:00

Since the 2006 collapse of the De la Concorde overpass, Quebec has been investing massive amounts to renew its transportation [...]

Regulation and growth: the Canadian experience

2011-02-22T14:38:00-05:00

To what extent does government [...]

New management practices can help close the productivity gap

2011-01-24T10:55:00-05:00

Canadian companies are slower than their American counterparts to adopt high [...]

Current labor standards are not so harmful for the economy

2011-01-12T14:00:00-05:00

Labour standards are apparently not as harmful for the economy as it seems. The Centre fo [...]

How to use the full potential of new technologies?

2010-12-13T11:35:00-05:00

Investing in information and communications technologies (ICT) does not always end in success. Many companies think that ICT will automatically improve thei [...]

Information and communications technologies, key to the innovation process

2010-11-30T15:10:00-05:00

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are changing the relationship between individuals across space an [...]

Canadians are reluctant to welcome Foreign Investments

2010-10-07T15:06:00-04:00

Canada ranks among the most restrictive countries in the OECD towards inward foreign direct investment (FDI). Researchers a [...]