Evidence before opinion.

Economist: connecting issues, rigor, and practical tools.

My approach involves analyzing a question or issue. To address it, the deliverable may take the form of a descriptive data analysis (e.g., administrative data, surveys), a public policy evaluation, an econometric analysis, a dashboard, a predictive model, a research pipeline, or automated monitoring.

My work has also informed real-world decisions: a research study recognized for its rigor by a board of directors and used in discussions on the evolution of a public program; the co-authoring of a report submitted to the Quebec National Assembly; and six academic research partnerships (see my career).

A career in research and public decision-making

Several years of applied research at public institutions in Quebec: the Parental Insurance Management Board, the Quebec Ministry of Finance, the University of Sherbrooke (UdeS), and the National School of Public Administration (ENAP). From one assignment to the next, the same four-step method: formulate the question, build the evidence, make the analysis actionable, and communicate in an accessible way what the results show, what they do not show, and what they enable us to decide.