Claude Montmarquette (20 December 1942 – 8 September 2021) was a Canadian economist. He taught at the

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for several decades.

Biography

Montmarquette studied at the Université de Montréal and earned a degree in economic sciences. He then earned a Ph.D. from the

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. He became a researcher at CIRANO and at the ''Centre de recherche en développement économique''. He became a member of the

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in 1998 for his contributions to the fields of experimental economics and applied econometrics. In 2005, he was a signatory of '' Pour un Québec lucide''. Montmarquette led the experimental economics department at the Université de Montréal from 2005 to 2012. In 2010, he was elected to the . He became a Member of the

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in 2012. In 2013, he became a doctor ''honoris causa'' at

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. Claude Montmarquette died in

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on 8 September 2021 at the age of 78.

Articles

*''Taxation and the Labor Market: An Experimental Study'' (2005) *''Aspiration Levels and Educational Choices : an Experimental Study'' (2006) *''Responsabilité individuelle et fiscalité'' (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Montmarquette, Claude 1942 births 2021 deaths Canadian economists Université de Montréal alumni University of Chicago alumni Academic staff of the Université de Montréal Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Members of the Order of Canada