
Louis Poirier
Senior Economist
M.A. HEC Montréal (2012)
Bio
Louis Poirier is a senior economist in the advanced economies division. In this role, he specializes in monitoring the U.S. economy and contributes to the creation and communication of the Bank of Canada's global macroeconomic outlook. He has just returned to the Bank after 2 years as a senior economist with the Department of Finance Canada. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from HEC Montréal.
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Staff analytical notes
Assessing Global Potential Output Growth
This note estimates potential output growth for the global economy through 2019. While there is considerable uncertainty surrounding our estimates, overall we expect global potential output growth to rise modestly, from 3.1 per cent in 2016 to 3.4 per cent in 2019.Staff working papers
Did U.S. Consumers Respond to the 2014–2015 Oil Price Shock? Evidence from the Consumer Expenditure Survey
The impact of oil price shocks on the U.S. economy is a topic of considerable debate. In this paper, we examine the response of U.S. consumers to the 2014–2015 negative oil price shock using representative survey data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey.Journal publications
Refereed journals
- "Did U.S. Consumers Respond to the 2014-2015 Oil Price Shock? Evidence from the Consumer Expenditure Survey" (with Patrick Alexander), The Energy Journal.