Nathalie Elgrably-Lévy returns to the Montreal Economic Institute

Montreal, January 22, 2009 – Nathalie Elgrably-Lévy is returning to the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) as a senior economist. Well known for her weekly columns in Le Journal de Montréal and Le Journal de Québec and as an economist with the MEI from 2005 to 2008, she has worked since last summer as a senior economist with the Fraser Institute. At the MEI, starting now, she will analyze public policies at the local and international levels, assessing their effectiveness and bringing out the related socio-economic issues. Her research and analyses will be published by the MEI and will be available on our website.

Nathalie Elgrably-Lévy has taught economics at HEC Montréal since 1992. She also taught economics for several years at the University of Montreal and at UQAM. She is the author of La face cachée des politiques publiques, published in 2006 by Les Éditions Logiques, and also produced a Quebec adaptation of the 6th edition of Microeconomics, by Pyndick and Rubinfeld. She holds a master’s degree in management from HEC Montréal, with a specialization in applied economics.

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