Research papers and publications

  • Santarossa, G. (2025). The Impact of Multigrade Classes on Student Achievement in Canada (Preliminary version). (Preliminary version). Centre for Information and Research in Economics and Evaluation (CIREE).
  • Santarossa, G. (2024). The efficiency of public secondary schools in Quebec: A quantitative analysis using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Center for Information and Research in Economics and Evaluation (CIREE). Study conducted for the Ministry of Education of Quebec.
  • Santarossa, G. (2024). The budget efficiency of school transportation in Quebec: An economic analysis. Center for Information and Research in Economics and Evaluation (CIRÉE). Study conducted for the Ministry of Education of Quebec.
  • Haeck, Catherine, Lacroix, G., and Santarossa, G. (2022). The effects of grade repetition on students’ academic success in Quebec: An econometric evaluation. Research Paper. Department of Economics, University of Quebec at Montreal; Chair in Economic Evaluation of Public Programs, Laval University; Ministry of Education of Quebec. (French version only).
  • Santarossa, Gino and Philippe Blais (2018). The effects of Passe-Partout on children’s cognitive and non-cognitive development, their transition to kindergarten at age five, and their entry into primary school: A matching approach using propensity scores with inherent risks of unobservable selection bias. Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Research Paper. (French version only).
  • Santarossa, Gino and Philippe Blais (2018). “The effects of the program Une école montréalaise pour tous on the educational trajectory of students in disadvantaged schools in the Montreal region: A regression discontinuity approach.” Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Research Paper.(French version only).
  • Santarossa, Gino and Guy Lacroix (2015). “Technical Note on the Economic Evaluation of the Budget Efficiency of School Boards.” Ministry of Education of Quebec and Department of Economics, Laval University.(French version only).
  • Santarossa, Gino (2008). “Impact Evaluation of a Public Program using the Regression Discontinuity Method: Technical Introduction Note,” Research Paper, Independent Work.
  • Lacroix, Guy and Gino Santarossa (2007). “The Impact of Financial Assistance Programs on Municipal Investments in Water Infrastructure, Wastewater Treatment, and Access to Drinking Water,” Research Paper, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Regions. (French version only).
  • Santarossa, Gino (2006). “The Impact of the Equalization Program on the Fiscal Burden and Expenditures of Municipalities in Quebec,” Research Paper, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Regions.
  • Santarossa, Gino (2004). “The Impact of the Metropolitan Development Fund on the Economic Development of the Metropolitan Region,” Research Paper, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Regions.
  • Lacroix, Guy and Gino Santarossa (2003). “The Impact of Municipal Mergers on Fiscal Burden and Residential Property Values in Quebec, 1992-1999.” Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Leisure and Department of Economics, Laval University, Quebec.(French version only).
  • Lacroix, Guy and Gino Santarossa, with the collaboration of Pierre GAGNÉ (2003). “An Analysis of the Dynamics of Dependence on Employment Assistance among Native and Immigrant Populations in Quebec,” Ministry of Employment, Social Solidarity, and Family, Department of Economics, Laval University, Quebec. (French version only).
  • Fortin, Bernard and Gino Santarossa (2000). “The Impact of the Parental Contribution on the Rate of Participation in Social Assistance : A Natural Experiment Approach.” Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity and Department of Economics, Laval University, Quebec.
  • Bolduc, Denis, R. Laferrière, and G. Santarossa (1992). “Spatial Autoregressive Error Components in Travel Flow Models,” Regional Science and Urban Economics, 22, pp. 371-385.
  • Bolduc, Denis, R. Laferrière, and Gino Santarossa (1993). “An Econometric Model of Transport Flow with Spatially Correlated Error Components,” L’Actualité économique/Revue d’analyse économique, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 193-201. (French version only).
  • Bolduc, D., R. Laferrière, and Gino Santarossa (1995). “Spatial Autoregressive Error Components in Travel Flow Models: An Application to Aggregate Mode Choice,” New Directions in Spatial Econometrics, L. Anselin and R. Florax (eds). Springer-Verlag, pp. 96-108.