Academic activities related to transfer of knowledge and consulting

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Training on Public Finances: revenues, budget and public debt management held by SETYM International -3-week seminar on macroeconomics, fiscal policy and public debt management foe government executives from Cameroun, Gabon, Haïti, Tchad, and Togo. Montréal. (June 2013)

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Training on good Governance, the budget framework and medium-term public management : workshops on macroeconomic point of view held by SETYM International - 3-week seminar on macroeconomics and fiscal policy for an executive team from the République du Bénin. Montréal. (June 2008)

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External consultant on dynamic conditional correlations and measures of VaR for hedge funds - Caisse de dépôt et de placements du Québec - Jointly with A. Guay and G. Cournoyer. (2002)

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External consultant on modern quantitative and forecasting techniques - Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, organised jointly by the MIER and the John Deutsch Center, Queen's University, Kingston and financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) - 2-week seminar on macroeconometrics and forecasting techniques to economists from economists from the MIER, the Central Bank of Malaysia, the State Planning Unit of the Chief Minister's Department for Sarawak, and the Secretary of Brunei's National Economic Council. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (August 2000)

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External consultant in macroeconometrics - Department of Finance Canada, Gouvernement du Canada - Updating a document on advanced methods macroeconometrics. Presentations on macroeconometrics to thirty economists from the Department and consultating on modeling Ottawa. (January 1999 - March 2001)

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External consultant to the Central Bank of Madagascar. Builiding on previous missions conducted for the Central Bank of Madagascar, following up the World Bank's FIDTAP. Participation in the preparation of a Reference Document on Monetary Policy for the Central Bank of Madagascar, regarding the development and the conduct of monetary policy in Madagascar. July-August 1999 (2 weeks) and in February 2000 (1 week), and episodic consulting by internet.

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External consultant on interest and mortgage rates modeling and forecasting - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Jointly with Yvon Fauvel and Christian Zimmerman. (1998 - 1999)

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External consultant on employment and housing market cycles - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Jointly with Yvon Fauvel and Christian Zimmerman. (1998)

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External consultant on short-term forecasting of national and provincial employment - Department of Human Resources Development Canada - Jointly with Yvon Fauvel. (1998)

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Participant in a Seminar on public investment organized by SETYM International - Presentations on the macroeconomic perspective of government spending and public investment, particularly regarding the nature, the role and the effects of government expenditures, the determination of interest rates, the mechanisms of international arbitrage, and the issues pertaining to the financing of public investment. This Seminar was offered to high officials from the Treasury Department of Rwanda, and the Ministère du Plan of Madagascar. Montréal. (June 1998)

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Participant in a Seminar on public and foreign debt management organized by SETYM International - Presentations on the macroeconomic perspective of public and foreign debt management, particularly regarding the determination of interest rates, the mechanisms of international arbitrage, and indicators of public and foreign indebtedness. This Seminar was offered to high officials from Guinea's Central Bank, Énergie Électrique de Guinée, the Treasury Deparment of Madagascar, and the Ministère du Plan of Madagascar. Montréal. (August 1997)

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Follow-up mission to the Central Bank of Madagascar, under the Financial Institutions Development Technical Assistance Project (FIDTAP), with SETYM International, financed by the World Bank - This mission aimed at completing the training undertaken in Montréal, at participating in the concretization of the recommendations formulated in January 1996, as well as at discussing the making and the conduct of monetary policy in Madagascar. Antananarivo, Madagascar. (April - May 1997: 3 weeks).

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Participant in a Seminar in applied monetary macroeconomics to 5 senior management economists from the Central Bank of Madagascar, under the Financial Institutions Development Technical Assistance Project (FIDTAP), with SETYM International and the Bank of Canada, financed by the World Bank - Seminar coordination of speakers from UQAM and Bank of Canada economists, drafting of the seminar outline and responsible for teaching concepts in macroeconomics, monetary theory and econometrics. Montréal. (January - February 1997).

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Consulting mission at the Central Bank of Madagascar, under the Financial Institutions Development Technical Assistance Project (FIDTAP), with SETYM International, financed by the World Bank - This mission was conducted under the Financial Institutions Development Technical Assistance Project (FIDTAP) financed by the World Bank. This project's objective is to facilitate investment and growth in the productive sectors by improving the financial system and, with respect to the Central Bank, aims at improving its ability to formulate and to execute more effectively its monetary policy. The mission focused on the organizational and functioning aspects of the Central Bank, particularly regarding its primary functions. At the CBM, these functions were currently the responsibilities of a Research Department, a Credit Department, a Foreign Services and External Debt Department and a Financial Operations Department. In particular, the existing working of the Central Bank lacked cooperation, coordination and structure to exchange relevant information between departments. No interface existed to determine the realistic objectives and means to conduct monetary policy and to follow up adequately on the work in progress. The Bank's research capacity needed also to be strengthened. Recommendations were made to restructure the roles of, and interactions between the primary Departments. The report also highlighted anchor points of economic theory and practice to help these Departments in identifying their mission and useful research paths and in pursuing relevant projects. Finally, recommendations were made regarding the Central Bank's needs in economic and econometric training. During the World Bank's mid-term review of the FIDTAP in February 1996, the World Bank and the Central Bank have announced their agreement in principle with the report's recommendations, as well as their intention to concretize most of them in 1996 and in 1997. Antananarivo, Madagascar. (January 1996: 3 weeks)

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External consultant in macroeconometrics - Bank of Canada - Revision of a guide on modern macroeconometric methods. Presentations on macroeconometrics to about 40 economists from the Central bank.Ottawa. (February 1995 - May 1995)

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External consultant - Secrétariat à la restructuration, Ministère du Conseil exécutif, Gouvernement du Québec - Analysis of public indebtedness of the federal, Québec's and other provincial governments. Preparation of a report entitled : «Note sur l'évolution de l'état des finances des administrations fédérale québécois et des autres provinces». (Spring 1995)

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External consultant in macroeconometrics - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Presentations on macroeconometric modeling. (May 1994)

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External consultant in macroeconometrics - Ministère des Finances, Gouvernement du Canada - Preparation of a working paper on modern macroeconometric methods. Presentations on macroeconometrics to 50-60 economists. Ottawa. (August 1993 - October 1994)

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Member of Agriculture Canada External Regulatory Review Panel. Following the February 1993 Federal Budget, the terms of reference of this comittee pertained to the supervision of the revision of regulatory activities in the Canadian agro-food industry, and to the formulation of recommendations to the relevant Ministers and Deputy Ministers. The process aimed at improving the competitiveness of this industry. (April 1992 - February 1995)

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Part-time liaison with the Department of Economics - Public Relations Office, University of Rochester (Winter and Summer 1986)