Message from the Director
In 2009, the Centre for Productivity and Prosperity ― Walter J. Somers Foundation (CPP) published the first edition of Productivity and Prosperity in Quebec – Overview, intended to promote understanding of productivity and its effects on Quebec’s economic prosperity. The context at the time was troubling for Quebecers: Particularly sluggish growth in Que-bec’s labour productivity between 1981 and 2008 led the province to record one of the lowest increases in standards of living among the top 20 OECD countries.

A twofold mission: Conducting research and transferring knowledge
The Centre for Productivity and Prosperity (CPP) at HEC Montréal was created in 2009 under the direction of Robert Gagné, professor at HEC Montréal.
Since its inception, the CPP has had a two-fold mission:
- Conduct research on the determinants of corporate productivity performance and their impact on Québec’s economic prosperity.
- Foster economic education through the popularization of concepts and the dis-semination of knowledge to decision makers, educators and the general public.
The CPP’s research activities reflect the three major influences on economic prosperity:
- Individuals, who contribute to the prosperity of the province both as economic agents and as taxpayers who fund the State.
- Businesses, which are pivotal to the province’s economic activity through their in-vestment decisions in physical and human capital and in research and development.
- Governments, which are increasingly important vectors of influence on economic activity in Québec.
Team

Robert Gagné
Director

Jonathan Deslauriers
Executive director

Jonathan Paré
Research professional

Anne-Gabrielle Gendron
Research professional
Advisory Committee
Robert Gagné
Director, Centre for Productivity and Prosperity
Professor, Department of Applied Economics
HEC Montréal
Julien Delisle
Director
Direction principale du développement économique
Ministère des Finances
Francis Hébert
Director
Direction de l’analyse et de la prévision économiques québécoises et canadiennes
Ministère des Finances
Pierre Somers
Chairman & CEO
Walter Group
Caroline Aubé
Director, Research and knowledge transfer
Professor, Department of Management
HEC Montréal
Jacques Roy
Professor
Department of Operations and Logistics Management
HEC Montréal
Isabelle Somers
President & COO
Walter Group
François Beaudoin
Chairman
Walter Financial