{"id":3595,"date":"2022-02-13T06:04:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T11:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/?page_id=3595"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:42:42","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Message from the Director<\/h2><\/div>

In 2009, the Centre for Productivity and Prosperity \u2015 Walter J. Somers Foundation (CPP) published the first edition of Productivity and Prosperity in Quebec \u2013 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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After nearly 15 editions of Productivity and Prosperity in Quebec – Overview and over 100 studies on the subject, it is clear that the structural problem that limits economic prosperity in Quebec is still very much a part of the province’s economic landscape. Thus, persistent issues with productivity imply that Quebec is still struggling to generate wealth. The political discourse has certainly evolved in the right direction, and successive governments have res-olutely sought to reverse the situation, but the problem remains unresolved. In this context, the CPP’s research activities are central to the debate surrounding the topic of prosperity.<\/p>\n

Through joint funding from the Quebec Minist\u00e8re des Finances and the Walter J. Somers Foundation, the CPP is honouring its commitment to helping Quebec to put the engine of productivity into motion.<\/p>\n

The Centre’s work is presented on this website in four sections, reflecting key areas of interest: productivity and prosperity in Quebec<\/strong>, public policy<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>corporate behaviour <\/strong>and human capital<\/strong>. As you explore our site, you will discover the scope of the Centre’s work. The content is designed to be acces-sible to all readers who wish to better understand the productivity issues the province fac-es.<\/p>\n

Robert Gagn\u00e9
\nCPP Director and Professor, Department of Applied Economics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

A twofold mission: Conducting research and transferring knowledge<\/h2><\/div>

The Centre for Productivity and Prosperity (CPP) at HEC Montr\u00e9al was created in 2009 under the direction of Robert Gagn\u00e9, professor at HEC Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Since its inception, the CPP has had a two-fold mission:<\/p>\n

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  • Conduct research on the determinants of corporate productivity performance and their impact on Qu\u00e9bec’s economic prosperity.<\/li>\n
  • Foster economic education through the popularization of concepts and the dis-semination of knowledge to decision makers, educators and the general public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The CPP’s research activities reflect the three major influences on economic prosperity:<\/p>\n

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    • Individuals, who contribute to the prosperity of the province both as economic agents and as taxpayers who fund the State.<\/li>\n
    • 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.<\/li>\n
    • Governments, which are increasingly important vectors of influence on economic activity in Qu\u00e9bec.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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      Team<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      <\/span><\/div>
      Robert Gagn\u00e9<\/h5>\n

      Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Jonathan Deslauriers<\/h5>\n

      Executive director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Jonathan Par\u00e9<\/h5>\n

      Research professional<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Advisory Committee<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      Robert Gagn\u00e9<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Director, Centre for Productivity and Prosperity
      \nProfessor, Department of Applied Economics
      \nHEC Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<\/div>

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      \n
      Julien Delisle
      \n<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Director
      \nDirection principale du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique
      \nMinist\u00e8re des Finances<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

      Francis H\u00e9bert<\/strong><\/h5>\n
      \n

      Director
      \nDirection de l\u2019analyse et de la pr\u00e9vision \u00e9conomiques qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises et canadiennes
      \nMinist\u00e8re des Finances<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

      Pierre Somers<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Chairman & CEO
      \nWalter Group<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Caroline Aub\u00e9<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Director, Research and knowledge transfer
      \nProfessor, Department of Management
      \nHEC Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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      \n
      Jacques Roy<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Professor
      \nDepartment of Operations and Logistics Management
      \nHEC Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

      Isabelle Somers<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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      President & COO
      \nWalter Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

      Fran\u00e7ois Beaudoin<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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      Chairman
      \nWalter Financial<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3595","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3595"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4006,"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3595\/revisions\/4006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpp.hec.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}