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 30 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 traveled extensively
in the Middle East, in North Africa and in sub-Sahara Africa.
In 1968, Dr. Tremblay was adviser to the Bank of
Canada. 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 book "The New American Empire" was
published simultaneously in English and in French ("Le nouvel empire
américain") in the USA and in Europe.
In 2010, Prometheus Books published Dr. Tremblay's book "The Code for
Global Ethics". The book was published as "Le Code pour une éthique
globale" in Montréal by Liber, and is also available on Amazon France.
In addition to
his professorial and professional activities, Rodrigue Tremblay has been active
in public speaking about politics and the economy, and writes a blog that is
reposted and shared on thousands of sites.
Rodrigue Tremblay
is a Canadian Who's Who; International Who's Who and Who's Who of International
Scientists.
Email: rodrigue.tremblay1@gmail.com