The Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine is run by a Board of Directors that varies in size from 5 to 27 members. It presently has 11 members. The Board will try to maintain an equilibrium in the number of its members from the academic sector, the business sector, and the general public who share the IRÉC's ideas and goals.




Jean Labrecque, President of the Institute, Chairman of the Management Committee

First Vice-President, National Bank Financial (1988-1998). Former sous-ministre adjoint (financement for the government of Quebec and assistant general director of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.


Henri Joli-Coeur, Chairman of the Board

FSA, Vice-chairman of the Board, the Optimum Group.


Jacques Dumont

Economist, consultant, and administrator.


Jacques Girard

Trained as a jurist, Mr. Girard has been an executive and administrator in universities, the civil service, the media, and the world of business.


Claude Lessard

Sociologist; professor, Faculté des Sciences de l'Éducation, Université de Montréal. Dean of faculty, 1991-1995.


Marie-Claire Malo

Professor, École des Hautes Études Commerciales; chairperson of organizing committee for the 23rd international congress of the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche et d'information sur les entreprises collectives (CIRIEC) held in Montreal in June 2000.


Jean-Louis Martel

MBA; Université de Sherbrooke, director for Montérégie.


Yvon Martineau

Attorney, senior partner, Fasken Martineau Dumoulin; former president of Hydro-Québec.


Jacques Parizeau, chairman of Research Committee

Economist; honorary professor, École des Hautes Études Commerciales; former Quebec Premier.


Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Economist, professor and research director, Télé-Université, Université du Québec; president of the Association d'économie politique.


Michel P. Trudeau, secretary

Economist, director of educational services, Collège Mont-Saint-Louis; secretary of the Société des professeurs d'économie du Québec (1990-1998).




Research committee
Management committee



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