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Research publications

Peruse through our original research across four key areas in economics and international trade, and see what our researchers have uncovered.

Working Paper

Gravity Models versus Comparative Advantage: It is not enough for trade to be free; trade should also be fit

Thierry Warin

Gravity Model
Working Paper

Not Efficient, Not Optimal: The Biases That Built Global Trade and the Data Tools That Could Fix It

Thierry Warin

Global Value Chains
Working Paper

Beyond PPML: Exploring Machine Learning Alternatives for Gravity Model Estimation in International Trade

Lucien Chaffa, Martin Trépanier & Thierry Warin

Gravity Model
Working Paper

Historical and Contemporary Evolution of International Trade: From Mercantilism to the Platform Economy

Thierry Warin

Economic Complexity
Working Paper

Diversifying Canadian Trade: Mapping Competitive Advantages to Alternative Export Markets

Adam Touré, Martin Trépanier & Thierry Warin

Economic Complexity
Working Paper

AI for Climate-resilient Trade Governance in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Corridor

Igor Sadoune, Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Martin Trépanier & Thierry Warin

Economic Complexity
For Reflection

Canada–U.S. Trade in a Globalized Economy: Elasticities, Asymmetries, and Policy Imperatives

Thierry Warin

Economic Complexity, Global Value Chains, Gravity Model
Working Paper

Economic Interdependencies in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Region: A Dynamic Analysis of Manufacturing Connectedness

Adam Touré & Thierry Warin

Economic Complexity
Working Paper

Beyond Distance: The Impact of Local Geopolitical Contexts and Transport Modalities on International Trade Dynamics

Lucien Chaffa, Martin Trépanier & Thierry Warin

Gravity Model
For Reflection

Measuring Competitiveness in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region Using a Digital Twin: A Geospatial Data Science Approach

Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Martin Trépanier & Thierry Warin

Economic Clusters, Economic Complexity, Global Value Chains, Gravity Model
Working Paper

Resilience and Connectivity in Quebec’s Railway Network: A Graph-theoretical Analysis

Adam Touré, Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Martin Trépanier & Thierry Warin

Global Value Chains
Working Paper

Mapping economic evolution: Data science techniques unveil the impact of geographic clustering on industry life cycles in Quebec

Lucien Chaffa & Thierry Warin

Economic Clusters
Working Paper

Unveiling Quebec’s Economic Clusters: Harnessing Machine Learning and Real-time Data from the Registre des enterprises

Lucien Chaffa & Thierry Warin

Economic Clusters

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