A four-day work week can improve employee well-being while sustaining productivity

Published: 7 August 2024

The length of a standard work week has been steadily declining for well over a century. In the 19th century, some factory workers in Canada were expected to work 72 hours each week. It wasn’t until...

McGill alumni most likely to reach the C-suite

Published: 7 August 2024

There is no single path to the C-suite, but getting a McGill education can help. Among Canadian university graduates, McGill alumni are the most likely to become CEOs, according to research by...

Little progress made on regulating crypto-assets in Canada

Published: 9 May 2024

Despite commitments to implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) by 2027, Canada’s strides in regulating crypto-assets remain sluggish. CARF establishes a standardized reporting system...

SAQ monopoly pads government revenues but isn’t necessarily in shoppers' best interest

Published: 9 May 2024

Despite being a lucrative revenue source for the government, the Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ) monopoly is under scrutiny for limiting consumer choices, especially for premium spirits like...

AI a potential threat to democracy, but lessons from traditional media could help

Published: 9 May 2024

In 2024, elections will be held in over fifty countries, with more than 2 billion voters eligible to head to the polls. But the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools...

Saloua Benkhouya to lead Women in Finance Association in Quebec (AFFQ)

Published: 9 May 2024

Saloua Benkhouya (BSc’04, MBA’11) has been elected as President of the Board of Directors of the Women in Finance Association in Quebec (AFFQ), an organization dedicated to women in the financial...

Incomes are up in Quebec, and McGill’s Personal Finance Essentials course can help people learn more about managing their money

Published: 3 April 2024

Widespread access to higher education is a relatively recent phenomenon. People in Quebec only started attending university in significant numbers in the 1960s. And Quebec’s highly educated...

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