Patrick Georges has a Ph.D. in Economics (Ottawa), a graduate degree in international relations and comparative politics (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique), and a degree in applied economics (Fucam, Mons, Belgique). Before joining the University of Ottawa, he taught at the University of British Columbia and worked as a senior economist for the federal government, including for the Department of Finance and the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development. His research concerns international trade and finance, population ageing, fiscal policy, and public debt management. He uses general equilibrium modeling and other simulation models as tools to improve understanding of the economic impacts of alternative public policies.