Fields of expertise

Higher Education Policies, Public Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Research

Working Papers

Leblanc-Djontu, B and Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (R&R). How Should We Tax Savings? A Life-Cycle Approach with Heterogeneous Agents, Public Finance Review.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2026). Optimal taxation of pollution in an island economy, Optimal taxation of pollution in an island economy. (url)

Bolduc, N and Bouchard St-Amant, P-A. Optimal taxation theory and Quebec's fiscal program. (url)

Publications

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Bolduc, N, Djontu, B, Soucy, A, Brun-Berthet, A, Tchokouagueu, F and Pellerin, D (2025). Forecasting University Funding and Enrollment: A Non-linear VAR Approach, International Journal of Higher Education. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Garon, J-D and Marceau, N (2024). Uncovering Gatsby Curves, Journal of Economic Inequalities. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Bolduc, N, Dumais, G and Ducatel, J-M (2023). Applying Optimal Taxation Theory to Québec's Tax Schedule, Canadian Tax Journal. (url)

Tchokouagueu, F, Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Dumais, G (2023). Public-private Insurance Provision In the Context of Floodings, Helyon. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Maltais, M and Lang, D (2023). Higher Education Finance in Canada, Book chapter in Comparative Higher Education Politics: Policy Making in North America and Europe, edited by Jungblut, J, Maltais, M, Ness, E & Rexe, D, Springer. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Rexe, D and Maltais, M (2023). Intermediary Organizations and Organized Interests in Higher Education Policymaking in Canada, Book chapter in Comparative Higher Education Politics: Policy Making in North America and Europe, edited by Jungblut, J, Maltais, M, Ness, E & Rexe, D, Springer. (url)

Alalli, M, Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Raymond-Brousseau, L and Vallée, L (2022). Demistifying University Funding Formulas, Québec University Press. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Morin, H (2021). Student Aid Reforms in Québec: Is Changing the Clawback Rate Better than the Base Grant?, Canadian Public Policy. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Tadjiogue-Augoumfo, Y-W, Raymond-Brousseau, L., Fortier-Martineau, C, Tchokouagueu, F, Dumais, G and Vallée, L (2020). Impacts of COVID on University’s Finances: A Vector Autoregressive Analysis in Quebec, Canada., International Journal of Higher Education. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2020). A Literature Review on Student Aid, Report for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Germain, É and Brabant, A-N (2019). University Funding Formulas: Incentives and Reforms, Canadian Journal of Higher Education. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Perrault, L (2019). Poverty and Savings: Optimal Taxes with Endogenous Discount Factors, Public Finance Review. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2019). Des effets des politiques de financement des universités, Book chapter in "L'État québécois: où en sommes-nous?", Paquin, S and Bernier, R (eds), Quebec University Press. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Charbonneau, E (2019). P-Values are not Sufficient but They are Necessary: Probing the Role and Application of Statistical Significance Testing, Public Administration Quarterly. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2019). Optimizing Health and Safety Inspections, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Garon, J-D (2015). Optimal Redistributive Pensions and the Cost of Self-Control, International Tax and Public Finance. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2013). Pour une politique optimale de financement des universités, Book chapter in "Perspectives d'avenir pour le Québec: le regard de jeunes chercheurs", Brodeur, M and Thibeault, S (eds), 978-2-7605-3881-8. (url)

Godbout, L, St-Cerny, S, Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Fortin, P and Arsenau, M (2012). Quebec’s Public Finances Between Demographic Changes and Fiscal Sustainability, Book chapter in "The Family, the Market or the State?", De Santis, G (ed), 978-94-007-4339-7. (url)

Godbout, L, St-Cerny, S, Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Fortin, P and Arsenau, M (2012). Nouvelles perspectives démographiques, mêmes défis budgétaires, Cahier québécois de la démographie. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2006). L'éolien, l'éducation post-secondaire et la transition démographique, Text in "L'annuaire du Québec 2006", Venne, M (ed), Institut du Nouveau Monde, ISBN 2-7621-2646-0. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2005). Combat contre un dégel annoncé, Text in "Jeunes et engagés", Institut du Nouveau Monde, ISBN 2-7621-2679-7. (url)

Conferences and audiences

University of California's Governance System, (2026). Université du Québec (Siège social)

Optimal Income Taxation: Applied in Quebec, (2023). (ACFAS)

Développement de formule de financement , (2023). Université de Montréal

How can the academic community encourage young researchers to become involved in science policy?, (2022). (Ottawa)

University Funding Formula: Ten Design Principles, (2022). LIRES (University of Montreal)

University Funding Formula: Ten Design Principles, (2022). (Centre de recherche en gouverneance des organisations)

Undesrtanding University Funding Formulas, (2022). FNEEQ-CSN

Undesrtanding University Funding Formulas, (2022). Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Undesrtanding University Funding Formulas, (2022). Centrale des syndicats du Québec

Undesrtanding University Funding Formulas, (2022). Union and Student Union Group of Université Laval

A Comparative Analysis of University Funding Formulas, (2022). Québec University Headquarters

University Funding Formula: Ten Design Principles, (2022). Government of Québec, Department of Higher Education

Maple Spring and Us, (2022). (LIRES (University of Montreal))

Risk sharing between the public and private sectors in the context of floods, (2021). (RIISQ)

An Analysis of Damage Prevention Schemes, (2021). (IID – Institute Intelligence and Data, Université Laval)

Technical webinar on flood related indicators, (2020). (International Joint Commission)

On the Québec University Funding Formula, (2020). (Université de Montréal)

Who Should Pay for Higher Education?, (2020). CSSHE2020 Conference, University of Manitoba

Uncovering Gatsby Curves, (2020). University of Copenhagen, Denmark

On the Québec University Funding Formula, (2019). (Université de Montréal)

Efficient funding formulas, (2019). Canadian Public Economics Conference, Waterloo University, Canada

On the Québec University Funding Formula, (2019). Université TÉLUQ

Efficient funding formulas, (2019). 31st Conference of the Italian Society of Public Economics, University of Torino, Italy

On the Impact of Funding Formulas, (2019). (IPPA conference, University of Concordia)

On the Québec University Funding Formula, (2019). (McGill University)

Efficient funding formulas, (2019). Canadian Economics Society Conference, ÉNAP

On the Impact of Funding Formulas, (2019). (Université de Montréal)

On a single tax report, (2019). (Journée de réflexion sur la déclaration de revenu unique de la Chaire sur la fiscalité et les finances publiques, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)

On the Québec Student Aid Program, (2019). Université Laval

On the Optimization of Health and Safety Labour Inspections, (2017). ESDC Data Conference

On the Québec Student Aid Program, (2018). Union étudiante du Québec

On the taxation of intangible goods, (2018). Collège André Grasset

On electoral commitments, (2018). Collège André Grasset

Sur les besoins en gestion de centralisées de données, (2018). Colloque des responsables de la recherche des universités du Québec

On fiscal design, efficiency and equity, (2015). (Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) Montréal)

Presentation to the culture commission, (2004). Québec National Assembly

Presentation to the Education commission, (2004). Québec National Assembly

Reports

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Bolduc, N and Vallée, L (2024). Rapport sur l'État des étudiants inscrits à temps partiel. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Beaupré-Lavallée, A, Goyette-Levac, L, Bolduc, N, Lemieux-Bourque, A, Adi Amani, M and Beaulac, N (2024). A comparative analysis report on external governance of universities. (url)

Tchokouagueu, F, Vallée, L, Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Lemieux-Bourque, A and Bolduc, N (2023). Rapport sur le financement et l'endettement des étudiants du Québec. (url)

Goyette-Levac, L and Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2022). Report on University's Infrastructure Funding Scheme. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Dumais, G, Belanger, C, Goyette-Levac, L, Bolduc, N, Adi Amani, M and Bisson, T (2022). Comparative analysis of university funding formulas: the case of British Columbia, Ontario, Denmark, Norway, France, United Kingdom and selected american institutions. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Dumais, G, Gosselin, C-A, Alali, M, Tchokouagueu, F, Gauthier, L and Belanger, L (2022). IJC-LCRR Study: Economic Analysis of Structural Measures.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2020). A Literature Review on Student Aid, Report for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Brabant, A-N (2019). Politiques de financement des universités: cas du Portugal, Texas, Luxembourg et de la Nouvelle-Zélande., Report for the Québec Federation of University Professors. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Brabant, A-N (2019). Professionnal Immigration in Québec, Conseil interprofessionnel du Québecand Ministère de l'Immigration et de la Francisation. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Therrien, M-C (2019). Policy on 5G Deployment and Other Numerical Apparatuses, Montréal City.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Brabant, A-N (2018). Évaluation des dépenses publiques liées à la formation d’appoint et aux stages pour les professionnels formés hors Québec ayant fait une demande de reconnaissance auprès d’un Ordre professionnel, Report for the Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A and Campeau, A (2013). Student Aid Simulator: Technical Manual. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2012). Report on Student Aid Reforms, Report for the Québec Government. (url)

Miscellaneous

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A, Dumais, G, Belanger, C, Goyette-Levac, L, Bolduc, N, Adi Amani, M and Bisson, T. International Comparison of Higher Education Mechanisms. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A. Efficient University Funding Formulas. (url)

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2018). Optimal Allocation of Proactive Inspections: A Pilot-Project, Government of Canada.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2017). An Economic Analysis of Stoker-Boiler Biomass Powerplants, private client.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2016). A Cost-Benefit and Feasibility Analysis of Increasing Ontario’s Energy Importations from Hydro-Québec, private client.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2015). A General-Equilibrium Analysis of an Higher-Education Subsidy Paid Through Wage Taxes, private client.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2015). On the Design of Fines for the Canada Labour-Code: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, Government of Canada.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2015). Measuring the Economic Impact of the Multimedia Business Tax Credit, private client.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2014). Forecasting Reactive Assignments: A Fourier-Series and Time-Series Analysis, Government of Canada.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2013). Assessing the Effectiveness of the Tax Credit For Treatment Infertility, private client.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2013). Getting the Right Spin: A Theory of Value of Social Networks, unpublished paper.

Bouchard St-Amant, P-A (2009). Building an Inter-Generational (In)Equity Index, private client.

Supervised Students

Laurence Vallée (PhD), 2024-.

Nicolas Bolduc (PhD), 2024-.

Bruno Leblanc-Djontu (PhD), 2021-.

Franck-Aurelien Tchokouagueu (PhD), 2019-.

Laurence Vallée (MsC), 2021-2024.

Jonathan Bouchard (MsC), 2019-2023.

Judelin Michel Ducatel (MsC), 2020-2023.

Alix Brun-Berthet (MsC), 2023-.

Camille Fortier-Martineau (MsC), 2020-2022.

Anthony Soucy (MsC), 2022-.

Laurent Goyette-Levac (MsC), 2021-.

Vladimir Jean-Baptiste Fleurant (Internship), 2020-2021.

Oscar Delgado-Garcia (Internship), 2019.

Benoit Lapierre (Internship), 2018.

Refereeing

Journal of Public Economic Theory, Public Finance Review, Research in Economics, The Canadian Journal for Higher Education, Computational Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines.

Prizes, Grants and Subsidies

$587,000: Research grant, Impact des changements climatiques sur les infrastructures de transport au Québec, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (2024).

$127,000: Research grant, Governance of University Systems: A Comparative Analysis, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (2022).

$271,670: Research grant, Interdisciplinary Analysis of Higher Education (co-researcher) , Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (2022).

$127,000: Research grant, Funding formulas in various jurisdictions: qualitative analysis, simulations, reforms and comparisons. , Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et Culture (2021).

$80,000: Research grant, Efficiency analysis of Income tax reforms, Centre interuniversitaire en analyse des organisation (2021).

$20,000: Research grant, University funding formulas, Quebec federation of University Students (2020).

$285,000: Research grant, Cost-benefit analysis of flooding mitigation measures, International joint commission (2019).

$63,000: Research grant, University funding formulas, Quebec federation of University Students (2019).

$25,000: Research grant, Detection and compliance, Revenu Québec (2018).

$25,000: Research grant, Detection and compliance, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (2018).

$10,000: Research grant, École nationale d'administration publique (2017).

Team prize for innovation, ESDC Deputy Minister's Award, Government of Canada (2017).

Prize, ESDC Innovator of the year, Government of Canada (2017).

$172,000: Research stipend, Institute for New Economic Thinking (2015).

$60,000: Research stipend, Doctoral Award, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2011).

$18,000: Research stipend, Doctoral Award, Queen's University (2009).

$40,000: Research stipend, Doctoral Award, Sherbrooke University (2009).

$60,000: Research stipend, Doctoral Award, Québec research fund, culture and society (2008).

$10,000: Research grant, Measuring the effectiveness of student aid, Canada Millenium Scholarship Foundation (2008).

$5,000: Highest average award, FARE-Quebecor grant, Université du Québec à Montréal (2007).

$2,000: Research grant, CIRPEE Grant, Université du Québec à Montréal (2007).

First prize, Oral debates, Canada Interuniversity science games (2001).

Prize, Recognition of implication, Université Laval (2001).

Last update: 2026-08-29