Pierre Brochu ~ Department of Economics ~ University of Ottawa

CV (last updated: June 15, 2023)

Research

Research Interest: Labour Economics, Applied Econometrics

Journal Articles:

· Brochu, P., and J. Créchet (2022), Survey Non-Response in Covid-19 Times: The Case of the Labour Force Survey, Canadian Public Policy 48(3), 451-472. (runner-up of the 2022 Vanderkamp prize).  Details.

· Brochu, P. (2021), A Researcher’s Guide to the Labour Force Survey: Its Evolution and the Choice of Public Versus Master Files, Canadian Public Policy 47(3), 335-357. Details.

· Brochu, P., T. Gross, and C. Worswick (2020), Temporary Foreign Workers and Firms: Theory and Canadian Evidence, Canadian Journal of Economics 53(3), 871-915. Details.

· Brochu, P., L.-P. Morin and J.-M. Billette (2014), Opting or Not Opting to Share Income Tax Information with the Census: Does it Affect Research Findings?, Canadian Public Policy 40(1), 67-83. Details.

· Brochu, P. and D.A. Green (2013), The Impact of Minimum Wages on Labour Market Transitions, Economic Journal, 13(573), 1203-1235. Details.

· Brochu, P. (2013), The Sources of the New Canadian Job Stability Patterns, Canadian Journal of Economics 46(2), 412-440. (short-listed for the 2013 Robert Mundel prize). Details.

· Brochu, P., C. Deri Armstrong, and L.-P. Morin (2012), The ‘Trendiness’ of Sleep Time: An Empirical Investigation into the Cyclical Nature of Sleep Time, Empirical Economics 43(2), 891-913. Details.

· Brochu, P., and L.-P. Morin (2012), Union Membership and Perceived Job Insecurity: 30 Years of Evidence from the American General Social Survey, Industrial and Labor Relations Review 65(2), 263-285. Details.

· Brochu, P. (2011), Estimating Labour Market Transitions using Repeated Cross Sectional Data, Economic Letters 111(1), 84-87. Details.

· Brochu, P. and Lu Zhou (2009), Is Job Insecurity on the Rise? Evidence from Canadian Perception Data, Canadian Journal of Economics 42(4), 1305-1325. Details.

Book Chapters:

· Brochu, P., P. Makdissi and L. Taohan, Le Québec champion canadien de la lutte contre la pauvreté?, in L'état du Québec 2011, ed. M. Fahmy. Montréal: Les Éditions du Boréal, 2011.

Works in Progress:

· Brochu, P., D.A. Green, T. Lemieux and J. Townsend (2023) The Minimum Wage, Turnover, and the Shape of the Wage Distribution, Working paper. Details.

· Brochu, P., J. Créchet and Z. Deng (2020) Labour Market Flows and Worker Trajectories in Canada During COVID-19, CLEF Working Papers Series No. 32. Details.

Current Teaching

Fall 2021

· Théorie microéconomique I (ECO2544)

· Labour Economics (ECO4116)

Winter 2022

· Théorie microéconomique II (ECO2545)

· Économie du travail (ECO4516)