| Shift to Home Care in Quebec? |
| A panel of experts looks at the issue |
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On May 27, this virtual event brought together a half-dozen researchers from several Quebec universities, mainly in economics, finance and taxation. They presented various recent studies related to the preferences, expectations, needs and "demand" of Quebecers for long-term care, as well as an international overview and new projections of cost and financing scenarios. Afterwards, a panel moderated by Bernard Morency discussed the various issues with Alain Dubuc (HEC Montréal and Institut du Québec), Pauline Marois (former Premier of Quebec) and André Picard (Globe & Mail).
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| OUTREACH |
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Annual meeting of the Biofood Policy partners
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Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin and Ingrid Peignier presented the results of the 2nd edition of the Food Confidence Barometer on Thursday, May 20, at the annual meeting of the Biofood Policy partners.
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Raquel Fonseca participated in the Reflection on public finances event organized by the Chaire en fiscalité et en finances publiques
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Raquel Fonseca, Professor at ESG UQAM and Co-Holder of the Research Chair in Intergenerational Economics, CIRANO Researcher and Fellow, participated in the Reflection on public finances event organized by the Chaire en fiscalité et en finances publiques whose holder is Luc Godbout, also CIRANO Researcher and Fellow.
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Marcel Boyer appointed Knight of the National Order of Quebec
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Marcel Boyer, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Economics at the Université de Montréal, CIRANO Researcher and Fellow, has been appointed Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
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Benoit Dostie presents a CIRANO research project at a prestigious OECD conference
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Benoit Dostie (HEC Montréal, CIQSS et CIRANO) a présenté les conclusions d'une recherche CIRANO sur l'adoption de technologies avancées par les entreprises québécoises lors d'un événement organisé par le Centre OCDE de Trente pour le Développement Local et son Laboratoire de productivité spatiale de l'OCDE, en collaboration avec le Partenariat pour la productivité.
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| A LOOK BACK ON OUR EVENTS |
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Government Support for Innovation - Proposed Integrated Framework
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Bryan Campbell and Michel Magnan (Concordia University and CIRANO) presented the results of the CIRANO report "Appui gouvernemental à l’innovation : Proposition de cadre intégré" (co-written with Robert Turgeon).
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Human Resources Forum: The Transformation of Workplaces
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On May 26, CIRANO, in collaboration with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Ordre des Conseillers en ressources humaines (CRHA), invited its partners to an exclusive Human Resources Forum on the theme of "The Transformation of Workplaces". This meeting was an opportunity to present the research component set up in direct relation to the concerns and issues shared during the last meetings. More specifically, a research project in development on the impact of different telework configurations on employee motivation and performance was proposed to the partners by Ali Béjaoui and Sylvie St-Onge.
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CEO Seminar: Nadine Renaud-Tinker
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Ms Nadine Renaud-Tinker, President, Quebec Headquarters, RBC Royal Bank, shared her experience during a networking event gathering researchers and business people.
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CIRANO-CReSP-LEEL-DEPPI Conference as part of the 88th ACFAS Congress
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This conference on the perception of risk and prevention behaviors in the context of COVID-19 was jointly organized by CIRANO, the Centre de recherche en santé publique de l'Université de Montréal et du CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal (CReSP), the Laboratoire d'économie expérimentale de l'Université Laval (LEEL), and the Disability, Employment, and Public Policies Initiative (DEPPI). It brought together many CIRANO researchers, professionals and students.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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External Activity: 55th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association
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June 3-5, 2021
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| The 55th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association will be held on-line June, 3rd-5th, 2021. The conference is hosted by the Department of Economics at Simon Fraser University. The CIRANO-JDI-Phelps-RIIB Sessions on Competition Policy and Regulation will take place on June 5, 2021.
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Webinar: A better understanding of SUV purchase motivations in Canada
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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| Ingrid Peignier, Senior Director of Partnerships and Research Valorization at CIRANO, Verena Gruber, Professor at HEC Montréal, and Charlotte Dubuc, Master's Student at HEC Montréal and Intern at CIRANO, will present the highlights of the CIRANO report "Analyse des motivations d’achat de camions légers au Canada".
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CIRANO – ADRIQ-RCTi Innovation Forum
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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| Details to come. Save the date!
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2021 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society
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June 10-13, 2021
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| The 2021 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society will be held virtually on June 10-13, 2021 and will be hosted by the Department of Economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). The local organizers are Alain Guay and Dalibor Stevanovic (Université du Québec à Montréal, UQAM). The scientific program chair is Sílvia Gonçalves (McGill University).
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