Biography

Owing to his training and experience in business, economics and international relations, Patrick Leblond's expertise concerns questions relating to global economic governance and international and comparative political economy, more specifically those that deal with international finance, international economic integration as well as business-government relations. His regional expertise focuses on Europe and North America. Before joining the University of Ottawa in 2008, Patrick was assistant professor of international business at HEC Montréal and director of the Réseau économie internationale (REI) at the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CERIUM). He was also visiting scholar at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). Before embarking on his academic career, Patrick worked in accounting and auditing for Ernst & Young (he holds the title of Chartered Accountant) as well as in corporate finance and strategy consulting for Arthur Andersen & Co. and SECOR Consulting.

Selected publications

Chapters In Books

Leblond, P. and Strachinescu, A, «Perspective d'un accord de libre-échange avec l'Union européenne pour le Canada», 30 ans de partenariat transatlantique. Canada, Québec, Union européenne, in S. Jaumain, ed., Brussels, PIE-Peter Lang, (forthcoming)

Papers In Refereed Journals

Leblond, P. and A. Olteanu-Strachinescu, «Le libre-échange avec l'Europe : Quel est l'intérêt pour le Canada ?», La Politique étrangère du Canada / Canadian Foreign Policy, vol. 15,(no. 1), 2009

Leblond, P., «La stratégie nord-américaine de la Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada (CN) / The Canadian National Railway's (CN) North American Strategy», Revue internationale de cas en gestion / International Journal of Case Studies in Management, Vol. 6, no. 1, 2008, 21 pages

Leblond, P., "The Fog of Integration: Reassessing the Role of Economic Interests in European Integration", British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 10, no. 1, 2008, pp. 9-26.

Leblond, P., "The Political Stability and Growth Pact Is Dead. Long Live the Economic Stability and Growth Pact", Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 44, no. 5, 2006, pp. 969-90.

Leblond, P., "Completing the Maastricht Contract: Institutional Handicraft and the Transition to European Monetary Union", Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 42, no. 3, 2004, pp. 553-72.

E. Grossman and P. Leblond, "European Financial Integration: Finally the Great Leap Forward?", Journal of Common Market Studies, (forthcoming)

Sara B. Hobolt and P. Leblond,, "Is My Crown Better than Your Euro? Exchange Rates and Public Opinion on the Single European Currency", European Union Politics, vol. 10,(no. 2), 2009, (forthcoming)

Major Invited Contributions And/Or Technical Reports

Bourgeois-Hatto, D. and P. Leblond, Les facteurs clés de succès des corridors commerciaux, Notes et analyses #22,, Chaire d'études politiques et économiques américaines, CERIUM, Université de Montréal, Février 2009, 21 pages

Leblond, P., The economic partnership agreement between Canada and the EU is still on track, November 2008

Boismenu, G., P. Leblond and A. Strachinescu, spects politiques et économiques d'un accord de libre-échange Canada-Union européenne, Report prepared for the Quebec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Exportation, Institute for European Stud, Report prepared for the Quebec Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Exportation, Institute for European Studies, McGill University-University of Montreal, January 2007

Book Reviews

P. Leblond, Ruling Out Capital Controls: European Leadership?, Capital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance, Rawi Abdelal (, Harvard University Press, 2007), International Studies Review, 9(3), (2007), 478-480

Communications In Learned Societies

Leblond, P., "European Financial Integration: Finally the Great Leap Forward?", biennial meeting of the European Community Studies Association, Canada (ECSA-C), Edmonton, AB

Leblond, P., "EMU as a Case of Democratic Peace Theory", aAnnual meeting of the American Political Science Association,, Boston

Leblond, P., "EMU as a Case of Democratic Peace Theory", annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, California

Leblond, P., "Ontario-Québec Trade Patterns under Free Trade", Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, ON

Leblond, P., "Is My Crown Better than Your Euro? Exchange Rates and Public Opinion on the European Single Currency", 2nd annual meeting of the International Political Economy Society, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Leblond, P., «Intégration financière européenne depuis 1995 : du combat à l'adaptation», 2nd annual meeting of the Congrès international des associations francophones de science politique, Québec, QC

Leblond, P., "Is My Crown Better than Your Euro? Exchange Rates and Public Opinion on the European Single Currency", 10th biennial meeting of the European Union Studies Association, Montreal, QC

Leblond, P., "European financial integration since 1995: From battle to adaptation", 10th biennial meeting of the European Union Studies Association, Montreal, QC

Leblond, P., "The Fog of Integration: Reassessing the Role of Economic Interests in European Integration", 10th biennial meeting of the European Union Studies Association, Montreal, QC

Leblond, P., «Impact d'un accord de libre-échange avec l'Union européenne pour le commerce canadien», Trente ans de partenariat transatlantique : Canada, Québec, Union européenne, Université Libre de Bruxelles with tghe collaboration of Canada's Mission to the European Union and the Délégation générale du Québec à Bruxelles

Leblond, P., "The Fog of Integration: Reassessing the Role of Economic Interests in European Integration", annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL

Leblond, P., "The Security of Money and the Determinants of International Monetary Integration", first annual meeting of the International Political Economy Society, Center for Globalization and Governance, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Leblond, P., "The Security of Money and the Determinants of International Monetary Integration", Nuffield Political Science Seminars, Oxford, Royaume-Uni

Leblond, P., "Making the EU Count: Institutional Leadership and the Global Convergence of Accounting Standards", Bologne, Italie, Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center Guest Lecture and Seminar Series

Leblond, P., "The Security of Money and the Determinants of International Monetary Integration", international conference on "The Political Economy of Currency Unions in a Globalizing World", The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Leblond, P., "The Determinants of International Monetary Integration and the EMU's Enlargement", international workshop on "Whither EU Integration and Cooperation", Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

Leblond, P., "Is the Relationship Between Economic Interests and European Integration Paradoxical?", international workshop on "Economic Interests and European Integration", University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Leblond, P., "Making the EU Count: Institutional Leadership and the Global Convergence of Accounting Standards", annual meeting of the International Studies Association, San Diego, CA

Leblond, P., «L'impact de l'émergence de la Chine sur les économies canadienne et québécoise en perspective», « Le Québec face au géant chinois », HEC Montréal, Montreal, QC

Leblond, P., "The International Dimension of the Harmonization of Accounting Standards in the EU", annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, USA

Leblond, P., "The Political Stability and Growth Pact Is Dead. Long Live the Economic Stability and Growth Pact", international conference on "Economic and Political Consequences of European Monetary Integration", University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Leblond, P., "Transaction Costs, the Security of Money, and the Determinants of International Monetary Integration", annual meeting of the Canadian Economic Association, Hamilton, ON

Leblond, P., "The International Dimension of the Harmonization of Accounting Standards in the EU", 9th biennial meeting of the European Union Studies Association, Austin, TX

Leblond, P., "The Political Stability and Growth Pact Is Dead. Long Live the Economic Stability and Growth Pact", European Consortium for Political Research's 2nd Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, Bologna, Italy

Leblond, P., "Fiscal Convergence and Stability in the EMU: Alchemy, Missed Opportunities, and Commitment Institutions", 6th European Community Studies Association-Canada Biennial Conference, Montreal, QC

Leblond, P., "EMU Enlargement in a Post-World War II Perspective: The Role of Hegemony and Institutions", annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Montreal, QC

Leblond, P., "Fiscal Convergence and Stability in the EMU: Alchemy, Missed Opportunities, and Commitment Institutions", European Union Studies Association's 8th Biennial International Conference, Nashville, TN

Leblond, P., "International Taxation and Financial Regulation: Why There is No Race to the Bottom", annual convention of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA