La possibilité d'une pénurie de main-d'uvre qualifiée représenterait une menace à notre vitalité économique et à notre bien-être, en général. Faut-il réellement s'en inquiéter? D'où émane cette préoccupation? Comment expliquer les pénuries et minimiser leurs fréquences?S'il est...

The knowledge-based economy has emphasised the role of human capital and the relevance of formal education. This study analyses university achievement and gives a quantitative description of Quebec and Ontario university systems. Comparative differences by educational levels and fields of...

In this paper we argue for an enhanced market structure for PSE as an important means of adjustment of PSE to labour market changes. However, this market orientation, in our view (and other authors' opinion), can only be implemented after disentangling price mechanisms and income support in PSE...

The positive social return on most health expenditure leads us to suggest a shift in Quebec to move away from attempts at restricting these outlays and towards a "growth management"" attitude. Such an attitude also proves compatible with the conclusions of the numerous public reports recently...

This paper first recalls the high level of public indebtedness in Quebec. A literature review and a description of the evolution of the problematics, carried out by the means of a retrospective analysis as well as a projection exercise, show (1) the "uncoupling"" of the public finances that...

In this report, we look at a representative sample of studies on skills shortage in five sectors (Aerospace, Automobile, Biotechnologies, Environment Technologies and Information & Telecommunication Technologies) in order to better understand the interactions between skilled labour demand and...