Bio
Andrew Sharpe is the founder and executive director of the Ottawa-based Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS). Established in 1995, CSLS is a national, independent, non-profit research organization whose main objective is to study trends and determinants of productivity, living standards and economic well-being. He has held a variety of previous positions, including as head of research at the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre and chief, business sector analysis at the Department of Finance.
He holds an M.A. and Ph.D in economics from McGill University, a maîtrise in urban geography from the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, and a B.A. from the University of Toronto. He is also the founder and editor of the International Productivity Monitor; co-developer (with Lars Osberg) of the composite Index of Economic Well-being; a consultant to the World Bank on labour market issues; and executive director of the International Association for Research on Income and Wealth, an international research association dedicated to the advancement of knowledge relating to income and wealth.