IEDM – Retarder l’entrée à l’école d’un an serait bénéfique pour bien des enfants – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
February 17, 2025 | 4 min. 37 sec. | Le Québec maintenant (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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Redshirting in Quebec Elementary Schools: For Greater Parental Freedom of Choice
Giving parents the option to delay school entry by a year if they think their child lacks sufficient maturity could help improve academic performance, according to this study published by the MEI. “Every child develops at their own pace, and some need more time to achieve the maturity level required to perform in elementary school,” says Guillaume Pouliot, associate researcher at the MEI.
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REACTION: A too severe reduction of the number of student visas could harm Quebec’s economic potential
Montréal, December 6, 2024 — A significant drop in international student enrolment could jeopardize Quebec’s long-term economic potential, the MEI (formerly known as Montreal Economic Institute) warns following the passage of Bill 74 yesterday.
IEDM – Doit-on payer les repas de tous les élèves? – Vincent Geloso
October 8, 2024 | 13 min. 38 sec. | Ouellet en direct (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist […]
IEDM – Un enseignant de mauvaise qualité fait beaucoup plus de dommages que l’on pense – Vincent Geloso
August 24, 2023 | 8 min. 23 sec. | Alexandre Dubé (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at […]
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Greater Flexibility in Hiring and Firing Teachers Improves Quality of Education
Greater flexibility in the hiring and firing of teachers would substantially improve the quality of education in Quebec, notes this MEI study. Out of 111,000 Quebec teachers, four were fired for incompetence over the past five years.
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What If Tuition Fees Were Adjusted?
Adjusting tuition fees in Quebec based on program costs would be fairer, and would be less expensive for over half of undergraduate students, according to this new publication by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).
MEI – Should Post-Secondary Education be Free in Quebec? – Vincent Geloso
August 24, 2022 | 10 min. 54 sec. | Montreal Now (CJAD AM) Interview with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at the MEI, […]
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Canada needs school choice
The bulk of the empirical literature in the economics of education suggests that policies that improve parental choice and school autonomy provide better ways to spend.
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Amélioration des résultats en éducation au Québec: il faut plus de choix et d’autonomie
L’essentiel de la littérature empirique dans le domaine de l’économie de l’enseignement indique que les politiques augmentant les choix des parents et l’autonomie des écoles ouvrent la voie à une meilleure utilisation des fonds.