Keeping Christmas lights on to add ambiance can help set a shopping district apart

Published: 29 January 2025

Christmas lights that glow softly through long winter nights are part of what makes the holiday season so atmospheric—but they can add to the ambiance any time of year. Some shopping districts are...

PhD Research Proposal Presentation: Borel Espoir Senan Ahonon

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 10:00to11:00

Essays on Macrofinance and Sovereign Credit Risk Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 10:00 am /desautelsCategory: Desautels Faculty of Management

Young investors often overestimate their risk tolerance

Published: 23 July 2025

McGill software engineering student David Vo began investing in markets when he was just 17 years. Now aged 20, he’s managing a portfolio worth tens of thousands of dollars. Like many in Gen Z, the...

Eliminating the de minimis exemption will hit fast fashion shoppers hard

Published: 23 July 2025

A de mimimis exemption allows goods below a certain value threshold to be traded internationally without paying duty. And on May 2 2025, the United States eliminated their de minimis exception for...

Despite rise of chatbots, people still prefer human customer services

Published: 23 July 2025

Until recently, the most common way that customers interacted with a company’s customer service was via human agents on the telephone, the web or a mobile app. But increasingly, customer service is...

Lego has built next-level brand loyalty

Published: 23 July 2025

When people an affinity for a brand, they can feel as though it’s their friend. And Lego has a powerful brand. For many, the mere mention of the Denmark-headquartered maker of plastic building...

Canadian steel and aluminum producers still heavily reliant on US buyers

Published: 21 February 2025

During the first Trump administration, the US imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. And though those tariffs were lifted, they’re doing it again. Even though Canadian producers had more than four...

Why investing in first-line leaders yields greater returns than C-suite training

Published: 21 March 2025

In a thought-provoking analysis, Henry Mintzberg underscores the critical importance of developing first-line leaders rather than focusing disproportionately on C-suite executives. Despite the...

Proposed tax cuts will benefit working people, but also high income earners

Published: 1 April 2025

The federal election campaign is well underway, and the leaders of the Liberal and Conservative parties are both proposing tax cuts for the lowest income tax bracket. Income up to $57,375 is...

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