Public economy and political economy

Field Director: Sabine Kröger (Laval University)

This field of research analyzes the role that the State plays in managing the economy. It is composed of two components. From the normative viewpoint, the objective is to assess the costs and benefits of the different public policies as to their effectiveness and fairness. From the positive viewpoint, it is a matter of understanding the machinery and effects of the political system: parties, electorates, lobbying, electoral systems...

There are numerous and important areas of application: fight against poverty and unemployment; risk management; distribution of public goods; the environment, etc. 

Research Fellows:

Charles Bellemare, Laval
Yann Bramoullé, Laval
Robert Clark, HEC
Arnaud Dellis, Laval
Jean-Yves Duclos, Laval
Claude Fluet, ESG UQAM
Bernard Fortin, Laval
Sabine Kröger, Laval
Guy Lacroix, Laval
Paul Lanoie, HEC
Justin Leroux, HEC
Nicolas Marceau, ESG UQAM
Pierre-Carl Michaud, ESG UQAM
Nicolas Sahuguet, HEC
Bruce Stephen Shearer, Laval

Associate Members:

Abdelkarim Araar, Laval
Max Blouin, ESG UQAM
Robin Boadway, Hors Québec
Damien Échevin, Université de Sherbrooke
Winand Emons, Hors Québec
Robert Gagné, HEC
Markus Herrmann, Laval
Pierre Lefebvre, ESG UQAM
Steeve Mongrain, Hors Québec
Onur Özgür, UdM
Georges A. Tanguay, ESG UQAM
Michel Truchon, Laval