Pierre-Pascal Gendron is Professor of Economics and Program Co-ordinator, Business Degrees, The Business School, Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning. He is also a Research Associate, International Tax Program, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He has been teaching economics full-time at Humber since 2003 and taught economics part-time at the University of Toronto prior to that.
He has served in the federal government of Canada; been a consultant in progressive positions with tax practices of professional services firms in Canada and the Netherlands; and served as consultant on fiscal matters for organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Forum of Federations.
Dr. Gendron has written extensively on public economics, especially in the area of taxation. He recently published a book (co-authored with Professor Richard M. Bird) entitled The VAT in Developing and Transitional Countries (Cambridge University Press, 2007). He regularly speaks on the subject at conferences and seminars. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto.