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Expertise

Public economics, labour economics, economy of social policies, economy of human resources

Biography

A CIRANO Researcher and Fellow since 1994, Bernard Fortin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at Université Laval.

Canada Research Chair for from 2001 to 2015, Bernard Fortin has distinguished himself in several subfields of his discipline, including labour economics, economic analysis of social interactions, and health economics.

Professor Fortin has been a visiting scholar at leading universities and research centres such as MIT, Columbia University, Paris School of Economics, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Aix-Marseille University, Virginia Tech University, Université Lumière Lyon 2, and the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (France). He is also a highly regarded educator who has supervised or co-supervised 80 master’s students, 23 PhD candidates, and 10 postdoctoral fellows.

He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada since 2000.

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CIRANO Publications by Bernard Fortin

As an author

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CS

Healthcare Quality by Specialists under a Mixed Compensation System: an Empirical Analysis

Damien Échevin, Bernard Fortin and Aristide Houndetoungan

Health
CS

Heterogeneous peer effects and gender-based interventions for teenage obesity

Margherita Comola, Rokhaya Dieye and Bernard Fortin

Health
CS

Homophily, Peer Effects, and Dishonesty

Liza Charroin, Bernard Fortin and Marie Claire Villeval

Skills, Experimental Economics and Labour Market
PR

La santé au cœur de la relance économique du Québec

Marianne Araj, Jolianne Bolduc, Clara Bolster-Foucault, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Mélanie Bourassa Forcier, Francesca Brundisini, Siramane Coulibaly, Carl-Ardy Dubois, Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Bernard Fortin, Raphaël Godefroy, Kossi Thomas Golo, Maude Laberge, Guy Lacroix, Claude Montmarquette, Thomas G. Poder, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Camille Savard, Erin C. Strumpf, Olivia Toussaint-Martin, Eric Tchouaket Nguemeleu, Maripier Isabelle and 18 other authors

Covid-19 and Health
PE

COVID-19 et maintien à domicile des aînés

Siramane Coulibaly, Bernard Fortin and Maripier Isabelle

Covid-19 and Health

Healthcare Quality by Specialists under a Mixed Compensation System: an Empirical Analysis

Heterogeneous peer effects and gender-based interventions for teenage obesity

Homophily, Peer Effects, and Dishonesty

La santé au cœur de la relance économique du Québec

COVID-19 et maintien à domicile des aînés

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External Publications

IDEAS/RePEc Publications

Bramoullé, Yann & Djebbari, Habiba & Fortin, Bernard (2020) - Peer Effects in Networks: A Survey

Yann Bramoullé & Habiba Djebbari & Bernard Fortin (2020) - Peer Effects in Networks: a Survey

Yann Bramoullé & Habiba Djebbari & Bernard Fortin (2020) - Peer Effects in Networks: A Survey

Yann Bramoullé & Habiba Djebbari & Bernard Fortin (2020) - Peer Effects in Networks: A Survey

Beugnot, Julie & Fortin, Bernard & Lacroix, Guy & Villeval, Marie Claire (2019) - Gender and peer effects on performance in social networks

Julie Beugnot & Bernard Fortin & Guy Lacroix & Marie Claire Villeval (2019) - Gender and Peer Effects on Performance in Social Networks

Bernard Fortin & Nicolas Jacquemet & Bruce Shearer (2019) - Labour Supply, Service Intensity and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians

Yann Bramoullé & Habiba Djebbari & Bernard Fortin (2019) - Peer Effects in Networks: a Survey

Bernard Fortin & Nicolas Jacquemet & Bruce Shearer (2019) - Labour Supply, Service Intensity and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians

Bramoullé, Yann & Djebbari, Habiba & Fortin, Bernard (2019) - Peer Effects in Networks: a Survey

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News

May 21, 2024

Raquel Fonseca receives the Marcel-Dagenais 2024 Award

April 1, 2024

Our research community well represented at ASDEQ and SCSE conferences

November 17, 2022

Bernard Fortin appointed Professor Emeritus at Laval University

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Events

As a speaker

December 5, 2024

Renewal of the CREEi Chair, celebrating its 10th anniversary

May 15, 2024

External Activity: 63th Annual Meeting of the Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE)

December 3, 2019

Seminar: Interruption of Secondary and Post Secondary Education in Canada - A Dynamic Analysis

April 25, 2019

Conference CIRANO 25years: CIRANO 25 Years Conference

January 30, 2018

Symposium: Launch of the book Le Québec économique 7 : Éducation et capital humain

CIRANO Projects

The impact of incentives on the geographic distribution of new general practitioners in Quebec

Impact des mesures incitatives et coercitives sur le lieu de pratique des nouveaux médecins de famille - Publié le January 6, 2025

Bernard Fortin, Bruce Shearer, Maude Laberge, Ousman Ali Ali

Health

Health at the heart of Quebec's economic recovery

La santé au cœur de la relance économique du Québec - Publié le September 3, 2020

Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Claude Montmarquette, Erin C. Strumpf, Mélanie Bourassa Forcier, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Maude Laberge, Carl-Ardy Dubois, Thomas G. Poder, Bernard Fortin, Guy Lacroix, Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Suzanne Bisaillon, Raphaël Godefroy

Health

Dynamic analysis of the decision to discontinue post-secondary education and its effect on the salary profile

Interruption des études secondaires et postsecondaires au Canada : une analyse dynamique - Publié le September 5, 2019

Bernard Fortin, Marcelin Joanis, Safa Ragued

Education, Human Resources