Pierre Desrochers

Pierre Desrochers

  • Mercatus Center Affiliated Scholar
  • Associate Professor of Geography, University of Toronto - Mississauga

Pierre Desrochers is an Affiliated Scholar with the Mercatus Center and associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto. His main research interests are economic development, technological change and business-environment interactions. He has published widely on these and other topics.

Published Research

Yes We Have No Bananas: A Critique of the 'Food Miles' Perspective

Pierre Desrochers, Hiroko Shimizu | Oct 24, 2008
This Policy Primer examines the origins and validity of the food miles…

The Invisible Green Hand

Pierre Desrochers, Andrew Reed | Oct 24, 2008
This Policy Primer argues that corporate self-interest and environmental stewardship are compatible.

Entrepreneurial Policy

Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers | Aug 29, 2008
Regional economic development policy is recognized as a key tool governments use to foster economic prosperity. Whether specialization (or diversity) of economic activities should be a regional development policy goal is often debated.

The Next Silicon Valley?

Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers, Gert-Jan Hospers | Aug 29, 2008
This paper critically assesses the relationship between geographical clustering and public policy. With the help of a range of theoretical insights and case study examples we show that cluster policy…

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Book Chapter: Silicon Somewhere: A Critique of Cluster Policy

Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers, Gert-Jan Hospers | Dec 31, 2008
The fundamental idea of this paper is that government is not and cannot be the source of successful clustering. While clustering is valuable to the economy, governments do not have access to the…
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