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Expertise

Organizational governance, financial statement analysis and business valuation, corporate social responsibility, financial and non-financial reporting, accounting standards

Biography

A CIRANO Researcher and Fellow since 2003, Michel Magnan is Professor at the John Molson School of Business of Concordia University.

Holding a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Washington, his research, teaching and professional interests encompass financial reporting, financial statement analysis, governance, executive compensation, ethics and the environment, and corporate disclosure.

His academic career spans over 30 years. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 papers that have been published in academic and professional journals and has presented his work at several conferences in America, Europe and Asia. He is currently Consulting Editor of Contemporary Accounting Research, Section Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences and Associate Chief Editor of Revue française de gouvernance d’entreprise. He is a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board.

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CIRANO Publications by Michel Magnan

As an author

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Former pour la bioéconomie de demain

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Genevieve Dufour, Molivann Panot, Felix-Antoine Johnson and 1 other authors

Human Capital, Skills and Innovation
RP

L'émergence de la bioéconomie : Implications pour le développement du marché du travail au Québec

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Genevieve Dufour, Felix-Antoine Johnson, Molivann Panot and 1 other authors

Skills

Measuring carbon intensity in Quebec at the city level

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Elizabeth Labonté and Léo Lamy-Laliberté

Vers une mesure de l’intensité carbone des activités des villes au Québec

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Elizabeth Labonté and Léo Lamy-Laliberté

Sustainable Development
RP

Développement durable : Vers une mesure de l’intensité carbone des activités municipales au Québec

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Elizabeth Labonté and Léo Lamy-Laliberté

Municipal Affairs and Sustainable Development

Former pour la bioéconomie de demain

L'émergence de la bioéconomie : Implications pour le développement du marché du travail au Québec

Measuring carbon intensity in Quebec at the city level

Vers une mesure de l’intensité carbone des activités des villes au Québec

Développement durable : Vers une mesure de l’intensité carbone des activités municipales au Québec

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News

January 31, 2026

The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec draws on CIRANO studies in its report on the maintenance of public infrastructure

December 4, 2025

Thematic Year 2025–2026 Activity: Education and Workforce Development

June 14, 2024

Michel Magnan receives the Haim Falk Award

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Events

As a speaker

December 4, 2025

Choice of study program and success in the job market: Four perspectives on the issue

March 9, 2023

Bourstad Webinar: Sustainable Investment in the Bourstad Challenge

March 6, 2023

Bourstad Webinar: Sustainable Investment in the Bourstad Challenge

November 22, 2021

« Rendez-vous » of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers

June 3, 2021

Webinar: Government Support for Innovation - Proposed Integrated Framework

March 15, 2021

Bourstad Webinar: Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility

November 12, 2019

Symposium: Portfolio Decarbonization - Issues and Challenges

March 21, 2018

Seminar: Non-GAAP Performance Reporting and Financial Markets: Information, Deception or Confusion?

Events

As an organizer

November 12, 2019

Symposium: Portfolio Decarbonization - Issues and Challenges

CIRANO Projects

Towards decarbonizing cities: measurement challenges and possible solutions

Michel Magnan, Bryan Campbell, Robert Normand, Yasmine Amarouche, Elizabeth Labonté, Eloïse Potvin, Salma Latfi

Sustainable development: towards measuring the carbon footprint of Quebec municipalities

Measuring carbon intensity in Quebec at the city level - Publié le August 5, 2025

Michel Magnan, Bryan Campbell, Robert Normand

The emerging bioeconomy: implications for the development of the Quebec labor market

Former pour la bioéconomie de demain - Publié le February 9, 2026

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Genevieve Dufour, Molivann Panot

Modeling budgetary rules in the context of the post-COVID era and the return to a balanced budget

Modélisation de règles budgétaires pour l’après-COVID - Publié le January 28, 2022

Bryan Campbell, Benoit Perron, Michel Magnan

Simulation, Public Finance

AI and sustainable finance: the impact of artificial intelligence in the evaluation and communication of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria

Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin, Manuel Morales, Rheia Khalaf, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Alexis Hannart

Digital Transformation, Governance

Towards the New Bio-Economy: Bio-manufacturing as a Strategic Economic Development Initiative for Quebec

Towards the new bioeconomy: Bio-manufacturing as a strategic economic development initiative for Quebec - Publié le January 11, 2023

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan

Digital Transformation

Negative interest rates: a consequence of COVID-19

Conséquences de la COVID-19 : Étude de l’impact des taux d’intérêt négatifs - Publié le September 3, 2020

Michel Magnan, Robert Normand

Financial econometrics

Institutional Mergers: Theoretical Foundations, Issues and Implementation Challenges

Les fusions institutionnelles - Fondements théoriques, enjeux et défis de mise en oeuvre - Publié le July 20, 2020

Jean-Philippe Meloche, Michel Magnan, Marie-Soleil Tremblay

Governance

Comparative Analysis of the Positioning of Québec's Financial Sector: Recent Trends and Challenges

Analyse comparative du positionnement du secteur financier québécois : tendances récentes et défis - Publié le August 31, 2020

Michel Magnan, Bryan Campbell, Robert Normand, Phillipe De Tilly

Industrial Cluster

Comparative evaluation of innovation models

Appui gouvernemental à l’innovation : Proposition de cadre intégré - Publié le May 3, 2021

Bryan Campbell, Michel Magnan, Robert Normand, Robert Turgeon

Innovation