Read about Professor
TREMBLAY'S coming book:
Throughout
a busy professional career that got underway in the early '60s, Rodrigue
Tremblay has functioned as economist, professor, statesman, writer, columnist and,
increasingly, as philosopher and humanist. His versatility in all of these
areas has resulted in well over 300 articles written under his name and 27
books dealing with economics and finance, some also
tackling moral and political issues.
Rodrigue
Tremblay has obtained diplomas from three universities: B.A.(Arts), Laval
University, 1961
B.Sc.
(Economics), University of Montreal, 1963
M.A.
(Economics), Stanford University, 1965
Ph.D.
(Economics), Stanford University, 1968
Rodrigue
Tremblay is a former Woodrow Wilson fellow, a Ford International Fellow and
winner of the Condorcet Prize. He is now professor emeritus of economics and of
international finance at the University of Montreal, after having occupied the
positions of full professor of economics at the University of Montreal,
president of the North Economics and Finance Association, president of the
Canadian Economics Society, and advisor to numerous organizations and
governments. He has travelled extensively in the Middle-East, in North Africa and
in sub-Sahara Africa.
In 1968, Dr. Tremblay was adviser
to the Bank of Canda. In 1969, he wrote the basic textbook
"Economics", which has been reedited many times since. In 1969-70, he
acted as chief economist of the Commission of Inquiry into the Quebec liquor
trade, whose report proposed that wine be sold in private grocery stores in
addition to the Quebec Liquor Board stores. In 1970, he proposed the creation
of a North American Common Market in his book "Indépendance et
marché commun Québec-États-Unis". From 1973 to 1976, Rodrigue Tremblay
was Chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of Montreal.
In 1975, he was elected President
of the Canadian Economic Society. From 1970 to 1975, he was also adviser to the
countries of the West African Monetary Union and contributed to rewriting its
Statutes. From 1976 to 1981, Rodrigue Tremblay served in the Quebec National
Assembly as member of parliament for the Gouin riding in Montreal. From 1976 to
1979, he acted as Minister of Industry and Trade in the Quebec government.
Among the laws he sponsored was Bill 21 which permitted wine sales in grocery
stores, for the first time in Quebec and in Canada. He resigned from politics
on April 13, 1981 and resumed his academic career at the University of
Montreal. In 1986, he was elected President of the North American Economics and
Finance Association (NAEFA). In 1995, he became vice-president of the
International Association of French-speaking Economists (AIELF), whose 52nd
International Congress was held in Montreal in May 2001. His latest book
"The New American Empire" was published simultaneously in English and
in French ("Le nouvel empire américain") in the USA and in
Europe.
In addition to his professoral and professional activities,
Rodrigue Tremblay has been active in public speaking about politics and the
economy, while writing a twice monthly column in a major financial newspaper.
Rodrigue Tremblay is a Canadian Who's Who, International Who's Who and Who's Who
of International Scientists.
His
leisure activities include jogging, tennis, golf and cycling.
Mailing
address:
Rodrigue
TREMBLAY, emeritus
Department
of Economics
University
of Montreal
Montreal,
QC
Canada
H3C 3J7
Tel.:
514-343-6539
Fax:
514-343-7221
Email:
rodrigue_tremblay@yahoo.com
Spring
2005