Expertise

Macroeconomics, inequality, taxation, growth theory, firm dynamics, entrepreneurship, structural change, macroeconomics of labour markets

Biography

A CIRANO Researcher and Fellow since 2008, Markus Poschke is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at McGill University.

Holding a Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute, his research interests are in macroeconomics broadly, in particular inequality, taxation, growth theory, firm dynamics, entrepreneurship, structural change, and the macroeconomics of labour markets.

He received the Bank of Canada's Governor's Award in 2018. Institut universitaire européen

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CIRANO Publications by Markus Poschke

As an author

CIRANO Projects

Education and workforce development: two essential levers for boosting productivity and reducing inequality

Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin, Benoit Dostie, Fabian Lange, Raquel Fonseca, Markus Poschke, Genevieve Dufour, Carole Vincent

The effect of inadequate labor supply and demand on recruitment and unemployment in Quebec

Fabian Lange, Markus Poschke, Brennan McLachlan

Wealth Inequality in Quebec and Ontario: An Intergenerational Comparison

Why is the wealth gap between Quebec and Ontario residents widening? Look no further than the homes they’re living in - Publié le October 10, 2025

Raquel Fonseca, Markus Poschke

Should Quebec raise consumption taxes?

Le Québec devrait-il augmenter les taxes à la consommation? - Publié le January 28, 2022

Markus Poschke, David Leung

Taxation and Fiscal Policy

Macroeconomic and distributional consequences of tax reform in Quebec

Quelques réformes progressives des taxes à la consommation - Publié le April 12, 2023

Markus Poschke, David Leung

Taxation and Fiscal Policy